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`Medtronic’s Disclosure of Claim Constructions and Supporting Evidence
`
`Term
`“[valve means resides / a
`valve residing] entirely within
`the inner channel of the
`stent member”
`(’739 patent, claim 1; ’294
`patent, claim 1);
`
`Construction
`all portions of the valve
`means/valve are located
`completely within the inner
`channel of the stent such that
`no portion of the valve
`means/valve is even partially
`located outside of the inner
`channel of the stent
`
`valve means/valve means the
`portions of the replacement
`heart valve device that attach
`to the stent and allow the one
`way flow of blood
`
`Intrinsic Evidence
`’739 patent at 4:63-5:15;
`6:19-44; 6:49-7:18; 8:26-
`9:25; 9:46-55; 10:26-40;
`Figs. 1, 2, 3A-3B, 5, 7, 9A-
`9C
`
`’739 patent prosecution
`history, 5/7/15
`Amendment at 2-4, 7 and
`11
`
`’294 patent at 4:63-5:15;
`6:19-44; 6:49-7:18; 8:26-
`9:25; 9:46-55; 10:26-40;
`Figs. 1, 2, 3A-3B, 5, 7, 9A-
`9C
`
`’294 patent prosecution
`history, 8/21/14
`Amendment at 2, 14-16
`
`Prosecution history of
`U.S. Pat. App. No.
`10/887,688, 9/14/09
`Amendment at 4-6, 9-10,
`20-22, and 28-35
`
`Extrinsic Evidence
`Definition of “valve” from Merriam-Webster’s
`Medical Desk Dictionary at 871(Revised Ed., 2006)
`(“2: any of various mechanical devices by which
`the flow of liquid (as blood) may be started,
`stopped, or regulated by a movable part that
`opens, shuts or partially obstructs one or more
`ports or passageways; also: the movable part of
`such a device”
`
`Definition of “stent” from Merriam-Webster’s
`Medical Desk Dictionary at 871(Revised Ed., 2006)
`(“2: a short narrow metal or plastic tube often in
`the form of a mesh that is inserted into the lumen
`of an anatomical vessel (as an artery or bile duct)
`esp. to keep a previously blocked passageway
`open”)
`
`Definition of “entire” from Meriam-Webster’s
`Collegiate Dictionary (10th ed. 1994) (“1: having
`no element or part left out : WHOLE //
`was alone the entire day 2: complete in degree :
`TOTAL // their entire devotion to their family”);
`see also Meriam-Webster’s online dictionary
`(https://www.merriam-
`webster.com/dictionary/entire) (same)
`
`Definition and illustration of “entire” from
`Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary
`(2d ed. 2001) (“1. having all the parts or elements;
`whole; complete: He wrote the entire novel in only
`six weeks.”)
`
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`“flares at both ends in a
`trumpet-like configuration”
`(’739 patent, claim 1; ’294
`patent, claim 4)
`
`
`
`having at both ends the
`concave profile of a
`conventional trumpet
`
`’739 patent at 7:62-63
`
`’294 patent at 7:62-63
`
`’294 patent prosecution
`history, 7/8/14 Rejection
`at 5
`
`’739 patent prosecution
`history, 6/9/14 Rejection
`at 4; 11/7/14 Rejection at
`
`2
`
`Definition of “within” from Merriam-Webster’s
`Collegiate Dictionary (10th ed. 1994) (“1: in or into
`the interior : INSIDE”); see also Merriam-
`Webster’s online dictionary
`(https://www.merriam-
`webster.com/dictionary/within) (same)
`
`Definition and illustration of “within” from
`Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary
`(2d ed. 2001) (“1. In or into the interior or inner
`part; inside.”)
`
`Definition of “inner” from Merriam-Webster’s
`Collegiate Dictionary (10th ed. 1994) (“1a:
`situated farther in // the inner bark”); see also
`Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary
`(https://www.merriam-
`webster.com/dictionary/inner) (same)
`
`Definition and illustration of “inner” from Random
`House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (2d ed.
`2001) (“1. situated within or farther within;
`interior: an inner door”)
`Definition of “trumpet-shaped” from Meriam-
`Webster’s online dictionary
`(https://www.merriam-
`webster.com/dictionary/trumpet-shaped) (“1:
`conical but flaring at the broad end”)
`
`Definition of “trumpet” from Merriam-Webster’s
`Collegiate Dictionary (10th ed. 1994) (“1a: a wind
`instrument consisting of a conical or cylindrical
`usu. Metal tube , a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and a
`flared bell; specif: a valved brass instrument
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`2-3; 5/7/15 Amendment
`at 2-4 and 13-14
`
`having a cylindrical tube with two turns and a
`usual range from F sharp below middle C upward
`for 2 ½ octaves.”)
`
`Definition and illustration of “trumpet” from
`Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary
`(2d ed. 2001) (“1. Music a. any of a family of brass
`wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating
`tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once
`or twice around on itself and having a cup-shaped
`mouthpiece at one end and a flaring bell at the
`other.”
`
`
`
`
`U.S. Pat. No. 2,987,950 at Figs. 1 and 2, and
`3:5-62.
`
`U.S. Pat. No. 3,507,181 at Figs. 1-2; 1:10-70; and
`3:20-25.
`
`U.S. Pat. No. 4,515,061 at Fig. 1 and 1:28-47.
`
`Rose & Holloway, “Finite Element Modeling of
`Brass Musical Instruments,” Proceedings of
`Acoustics 2012 – Fremantle” (Nov. 2012) at 3
`
`Benade, “Trumpet Acoustics” (1973) at 2, 5-6
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`“pushing out the pusher
`member from the moveable
`sheath” (’294 patent, claim 1)
`
`pressing against the pusher
`member with a force that
`moves the pusher member
`out of the moveable sheath
`
`’294 patent at 11:40-
`12:2; see also 12:24-27
`(describing the
`alternative “pulling”
`embodiment).
`
`’294 patent prosecution
`history, 7/8/14 Office
`Action at 2-3; 8/21/14
`Amendment at 4-7, 10-
`11.
`
`Berkopec, “The Physics of the Trumpet (Seminar),”
`December 2013 at 5-8.
`
`Google search results, images, for “trumpet”
`(visited 11/29/2020)
`Definition of “push” from Merriam-Webster’s
`Collegiate Dictionary (10th ed. 1994) (“1a: to press
`against with force in order to drive or impel 1b: to
`move or endeavor to move away or ahead by
`steady pressure without striking”); see also
`Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary
`(https://www.merriam-
`webster.com/dictionary/push) (same)
`
`Definition of “push” from Random House
`Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (2d ed. 2001)
`(“1. to press upon or against (a thing) with force in
`order to move it away. 2. to move (something) in a
`specified way by exerting force; shove, drive; to
`push something aside, to push the door open.”)
`
`Definition of “out” from Merriam-Webster’s
`Collegiate Dictionary (10th ed. 1994) (“1a: in a
`direction away from the inside or center //
`went out into the garden”); see also Meriam-
`Webster’s online dictionary
`(https://www.merriam-
`webster.com/dictionary/out)
`
`Definition of “out” from Random House Webster’s
`Unabridged Dictionary (2d ed. 2001) (“1. away
`from, or not in, the normal or usual place,
`position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order, to
`go out for dinner.”)
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`Definition of “from” from Merriam-Webster’s
`Collegiate Dictionary (10th ed. 1994) (“1a: used as
`a function word to indicate a starting point of a
`physical movement or a starting point in
`measuring or reckoning or in a statement of limits
`// came here from the city // a week from today
`// ran a business from her home”); see also
`Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary
`(https://www.merriam-
`webster.com/dictionary/from) (same)
`
`Definition of “from” from Random House
`Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (2d ed. 2001)
`(“1. (used to specify a starting point in spatial
`movement): a train running west from Chicago”).
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