Interpore Cross v. Medtronic
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Santa Ana, Calif. district court rules in favor of Interpore, stating that Medtronic Sofamor Danek infringed Synergy variable locking polyaxial screw patent 5,474,555 with screws sold under Sextant, Vertex, Legacy and other brands. Interpore expects to file for damages following a ruling on Medtronic's counterclaim that the patent is invalid. The counterclaim ruling is anticipated by July 12 and will be decided by the same judge (1"The Gray Sheet" May 12, 2003, p. 24)...