Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Detailed Action
This is in response to the non-provisional application filed 10/18/2024.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
Claim(s) 1-20 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by U.S. Patent Publication Number 2017/0043158 (Kelly et al.)
Regarding claims 1-20, Kelly discloses as shown in Figures 4B, 5A, 6A, 6E, a medical system and method of use including driver receptacle (720) which is rotatable with respect to a longitudinal axis of the medical system, the driver receptacle including a receptacle surface defining a receptacle volume configured to receive at least a proximal portion of an implantable medical device (300); and an intermediate member (610) including a member body (6100) and a transfer portion (42) of the member body, wherein the member body is configured to longitudinally translate relative to the receptacle to position the transfer portion along the receptacle volume (fig. 6C), wherein the transfer portion is configured to position within a receptacle recess
of the receptacle surface when the receptacle volume receives the implantable medical device (figs. 6B-C) and the transfer portion is positioned within the receptacle volume (fig. 6C), wherein the transfer portion is configured to transfer the torque from the driver receptacle to the implantable medical device when the transfer portion positions within the receptacle recess (implicit), and wherein the driver body, the driver receptacle, and the intermediate member are configured to be positioned within an anatomical volume defined by a body of a patient (fig. 2)
Conclusion
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/RICHARD G LOUIS/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3771
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