Alphatec Spine Pays Biomet/Cross Medical $18M to Settle Licensing Dispute

       Alphatec Spine and Cross Medical Products Settle License Agreement Dispute (press release) CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan 5, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. ATEC +0.58% , the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on [...]

Smith & Nephew $85 Million Verdict Against Arthrex Removed

        Smith & Nephew $85 Million Verdict Against Arthrex Removed (Bloomberg) A U.S. judge threw out an $85 million verdict that Smith & Nephew Plc had won against Arthrex Inc. over patented technology for surgical anchors used in shoulder surgery.

Spinal Kinetics Artificial Disc Patent Dodges Synthes Patent in Court

     ‘ Spinal Kinetics Wins in Synthes Patent Suit (press release) Spinal Kinetics, the designer and manufacturer of the innovative M6(R) Artificial Disc, today announced that a jury in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, has found that the M6 does not infringe on Synthes’ U.S. Patent No. 7,429,270. The jury found [...]

Stryker Sues DePuy, Wright and Zimmer Over Hip Implant Patent

    Stryker sues DePuy, Wright and Zimmer over hip implant patent (MassDevice) Stryker Corp. files a trio of lawsuits against rivals DePuy Orthopaedics, Wright Medical and Zimmer Holdings, accusing them of trespassing on its patent for a hip implant component. Stryker Corp. (NYSE:SYK) sued a trio of rivals last week, alleging that they infringe one [...]

For Sale: Patents Covering Posterolateral Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty

  Novel Medical Device Patent Portfolio for Posterolateral Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty Offered for Sale by ICAP Patent Brokerage (press release) Key attributes of the patents are: Maintain and re-tension of the ALL, the PLL, and the annulus Maintain the supraspinous ligament and interspinous ligaments Unload the facets Works with or without facets Allows for hyper mobile [...]

Synthes Sues Globus Medical Again Over Infringement of Spine Patents

              Synthes/Globus Patent Feud Resumes (written by Walt Eiersner @ OTW) Read the official complaint here Synthes USA, LLC is suing Globus Medical, Inc. again. The latest suit is after Globus paid Synthes $13.5 million in 2007 to settle allegedly infringement claims. This time Synthes is suing Globus over U.S. Patents [...]

List of 10 Top Surgeons Who Hold Spine Device Patents

    Here are 10 spine and neurosurgeons who have invented and hold patents for spine devices.   (written by Laura Miller @ Beckers) Edward Benzel, MD (Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland). Dr. Benzel holds at least nine patents for devices, including a cervical spine stabilization method and system and a spinal column retaining apparatus. He is chairman of [...]

LA Times Interview With Dr. Gary Michelson “How I Made It”

How I Made It: Dr. Gary Michelson (LA Times) L.A. Surgeon to Be Paid $1.35 Billion for Patents (LA Times – 2005) You Tube Spoof          

NuVasive Sues Globus Medical for Patent Infringement of LLIF Products

NuVasive Announces XLIF(R) Clinical Evidence at NASS and Initiates Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Globus Medical, Inc. (Press Release)

KCI Uses Favorable V.A.C. Court Ruling to Stop Smith and Nephew From Selling in Their Backyard

KCI Obtains Injunction against Smith & Nephew in United Kingdom (Press Release)

CareFusion Sues Medtronic Over Kyphoplasty Patents – Is This Newcomer Waking a Sleeping Lion?

           Medtronic Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Spine Treatments  by Law360 Let’s Get Ready to Rumble  by OrthoSpineNews.com

Applied Spine Technologies Awarded a Unique Articlulating Screw Patent – “Mounting Mechanism for Pedicle Screws and Related assemblies.”

Bruce Robie, Ph.D., company VP of Research and Development said, “The two key elements of an optimal dynamic stabilization device are a connector that can change length, and a mechanism that permits dynamic angulation between the connector and the pedicle screws, as the patient bends.” OrthopedicsThisWeek…  http://ow.ly/K6eV

Medtronic CEO Defends Payments to Physician Consultants and Stresses the Value of Medical Devices and of Surgeon Alliances That Can Improve Them

        http://ow.ly/nhU0

MedIdea LLC Filed a Suit Against Zimmer Alleging Infringement of 7 Patents Related to Hip and Shoulder Replacements

Law360  http://ow.ly/ni23 MedIdea v. Zimmer Holdings  http://ow.ly/ni2b

Medtronic Wins Lawsuit Against Globus Medical Over Spine Patent Infringement

http://ow.ly/hM80

Medtronic to Pay DePuy Spine $179M to Satisfy a Judgment in a Patent Infringement Suit Over Pedicle Screws

http://ow.ly/ge6M

May 18, 2012

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