Appeal 2007-2558
Application 10/205,948
There are two rejections at issue in this appeal:
1) Claims 1 and 7-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Knoepfler (Answer 3).
2) Claims 1-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated
by Hoogeboom (Answer 5).
Claims 1, 5, 7, and 8 are separately argued. We reproduce claims 1, 5
(and claim 3 on which claim 5 depends), 7, and 8 as follows:
1. An apparatus for holding an annuloplasty ring, comprising:
a fixed jaw member having a base and either a peripheral
edge spaced radially outward from the base or a plurality of
fingers extending radially outward from the base;
a movable jaw member having a clamping end and being
movable relative to said peripheral edge or said plurality of
fingers of said fixed jaw member for clamping an annuloplasty
ring in compression for implantation in a heart valve annulus;
and
a coupling means for operably connecting the fixed and
movable jaw members to provide releasable compression
clamping for holding the annuloplasty ring.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a handle
selectively coupled with the fixed jaw member.
5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the handle is radially
aligned with said fixed jaw member.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fixed jaw member
includes the base and the peripheral edge spaced radially
outward from the base.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fixed jaw member
includes the base and the plurality of fingers extending radially
outward from the base.
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