Smith and Nephew stops Arthrex from selling Bio-SutureTak products

Arthrex Ordered to Stop Selling Infringing Products (press release)
Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, announces that the U.S. District Court in Oregon issued significant rulings in its favor in the patent infringement case (U.S. Patent 5,601,557) with Arthrex, Inc. (Naples, Fla.).
As part of the ruling the Court has ordered Arthrex to stop selling its Bio-SutureTak and PEEK SutureTak products in the U.S. as of yesterday, October 2, 2013.
The patent covers technology used in certain Smith & Nephew anchors (such as BIORAPTOR™ Suture Anchors, FOO...