Appeal 2007-1197
Application 10/674,729
Claim 31 is representative.
31. A stent insertable into the body passageway, including:
a flexible self expanding braided tubular wall comprising at least one
first wire helically wound at a substantially constant first pitch and at least
one second wire helically wound at a substantially constant second pitch
different from the first pitch whereby the first and second wires cooperate to
form multiple crossing points of the at least one first wire and the at least
one second wire;
wherein at selected crossing points, each of the first wire and the
second wire is shaped to form an elevation extended away from the braided
tubular wall in a selected direction radially of the braided tubular wall; and
wherein said elevations are arranged in at least one elevation pattern
on the braided tubular wall, and the at least one elevation pattern has a third
pitch different from the first pitch and different from the second pitch.
Cited References
Evans US 5,709,713 Jan. 20, 1998
Chuter US 5,725,547 Mar. 10, 1998
Grounds of Rejection
1. Claims 31, 32, 40, 41, and 43-46 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) for anticipation over Evans.
2. Claims 31, 32, 40, 41, and 43-46 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) for anticipation over Chuter.
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