Prehirnary Amendment Dated: 2/28/2022
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`Reviewand consideration of the subject application in view of the present amendmentis
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`respecttully requested. Claims 1-57 are currently pending, claims 10, 14-17, 19, 26-28 have
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`been amended, and claims 33-57 are new. The claims have been amendedto track the
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`Amendment Under Article 34 filed in the PCT on January 4, 2021. Applicant respectfully
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`requests that this amendment be entered and considered prior to an exarnination on the merits.
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`Basis for the amendments:
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`Claim 10 has been amended to provide antecedent basis to recite “proximal threaded
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`section” and “distal threaded section.” The basis for this amendment can be found at least in
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`original claim 1.
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`Claim 14 has been amended to depend from claim 3 to provide antecedent basis for “the
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`cap.” The basis for this amendment can be found at least in original claim 3.
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`Claim 1S has been amended to depend from claim 3 to provide antecedent basis for “the
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`cap.” The basis for this arnendment can be foundat least in original claim 3.
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`Claim 16 has been amendedto depend from claim 3 to provide antecedent basis for “the
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`cap.” The basis for this amendment can be found at least in original claim 3.
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`Claim 17 has been amended to depend from claim 3 to provide antecedent basis for “the
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`cap.” The basis for this amendment can be found at least in original claim 3.
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`Claim 19 has been amendedto provide antecedent basis to recite “distal threaded section.”
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`Thebasis for this amendment can be found at least in original claim1.
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`Claim 26 has been amended to fix a typographical error to now recite “the proximal
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`threaded section has a diameter that is less than a diameter of the distal threaded section.” The
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`basis for this amendment can be found at least on page 22, lines 20-21 and original claim 1.
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`Claim 27 has been amended to depend from claim 3 to provide antecedent basis to recite
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`“distal threaded section.” The basis for this amendment can be found on page 3, lines 18-19 and
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`in original claim1.
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`Claim 28 has been amended to depend from claim 2 to provide antecedent basis. The basis
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`for this amendment can be found on page 3, lines 19-21.
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`Claims 33-57 are new. The basis for these claims can be found on pages 2-3 of the
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`description.
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`No new matter has been added.
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`If itis determined that the application is not in a condition for allowance, the Examineris
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`invited to initiate a telephone interview with the undersigned attorney to expedite prosecution of
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`the present application.
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`Date: February 28, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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`/Ryan D. Artis/
`Ryan D. Artis
`Reg. No. 67,798
`Attorney for Applicant
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`Riverside Law LLP
`175 Strafford Ave, Suite 100
`Wayne, PA 19087
`215-268-3888 (main)
`215-268-3871 (fax)
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