A Federal Circuit court ruled that Abbott (NYSE:ABT) subsidiary St. Jude Medical must face patent infringement claims. Just over one year ago, Abbott’s St. Jude — acquired for $25 billion in 2017 — won a patent dispute over the method for using a double catheter in heart failure patients. Get the full story at our sister site, MassDevice. … [Read more...] about Federal Circuit deals Abbott’s St. Jude Medical a setback in catheter IP case
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Abbott’s St. Jude Medical wins patent spat over catheterization method
St. Jude Medical, now part of Abbott, has won a patent dispute over the method for using a double catheter in heart failure patients. Niazi Licensing's patent, issued in 2003 for the double catheter system, describes it as better suited for “use in the coronary sinus, especially in patients suffering from congestive heart failure,” according to … [Read more...] about Abbott’s St. Jude Medical wins patent spat over catheterization method
Innovative Health lands another catheter reprocessing clearance
Innovative Health said today that it has received FDA clearance to reprocess the Biosense Webster PentaRay Nav eco high-density mapping catheter for reuse. The clearance is the latest allowing Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Innovative Health to reprocess catheters. The FDA cleared it in 2018 to reprocess St. Jude Medical’s Advisor FL, Medtronic’s Torqr … [Read more...] about Innovative Health lands another catheter reprocessing clearance
