Advanced Interventional Systems
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Files suit against Spectranetics alleging infringement of four AIS patents covering excimer laser angioplasty technology. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, seeks "injunctive relief and damages." Spectranetics, which received FDA approval for its CVX-300 excimer laser angioplasty system on Feb. 19, "believes that these claims are without merit".
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