Medtronic, NuVasive Spar Over Surgical Patent Infringement in Jury Trial (Bloomberg)
Medtronic Inc. (MDT) and NuVasive Inc., makers of medical devices for spinal surgery, are each seeking to convince a San Diego federal jury that the other infringed patents relating to products used in minimally invasive surgeries.
Warsaw Orthopedic Inc., a unit of Minneapolis-based Medtronic, accuses San Diego-based NuVasive of infringing three patents for implants capable of being inserted translaterally between adjacent vertebrae, a plate and screw system used to stabilize vertebrae in the c...
