This session will present issues unique to mechanical inventions in medical technology. Specically, the session will include case studies on functional claiming, definiteness, and subject matter eligibility, and discuss strategies to avoid/overcome 35 U.S.C.§112(f) claim interpretation, 35 U.S.C. 112(b), and 35 U.S.C. §101 rejections. Other topics to be discussed will include claim drafting tips, printed matter on a medical device and claiming use of a medical device.