Spinal Kinetics Artificial Disc Patent Dodges Synthes Patent in Court

  
 
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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 the Synthes '270 patent invalid.
The M6-C cervical and M6-L lumbar artificial discs help patients suffering from degenerative disc disease of the spine; a common cause of chronic and severe back and neck pain. The M6 technology provides an alternat...