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3. Stryker wins $70M judgment in wound debridement patent case against Zimmer
A Michigan jury awards $70 million plus royalties to Stryker in a patent infringement case against rival Zimmer Holdings over wound debridement devices.
2. Another shareholder sues Abiomed
A shareholder derivative lawsuit accuses Abiomed and its management of artificially inflating its stock price by concealing allegedly improper marketing of its Impella 2.5 heart pump.
1. Paulsen goes back to the mat for device tax repeal
Reps. Erik Paulsen and (R-Minn.) and Ron Kind (D-Wis.) introduce a bill to repeal the medical device tax, with a companion bill expected to follow in the Senate.
