Ela Medical and Medtronic settle patent litigation:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Ela Medical, Synthelabo's (France) pacemaker subsidiary, has settled a patent dispute with Medtronic (US). The agreement between the companies provides for cross-licensing of all existing patents covering cardiac stimulation devices. It also provides for an undisclosed cash payment by Ela Medical to Medtronic. The Minneapolis-based company filed an action against Ela Medical for patent infringement in April 1994, against which Ela countersued.