The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges are unconstitutionally appointed, but that greater supervision by the PTAB director would solve the problem. The opinion in the case followed a 2019 appeals court ruling in the closely watched patent spat between Arthrex and Smith+Nephew (NYSE:SNN). In the original lawsuit, Smith+Nephew and ArthroCare (which Smith+Nephew acquired in 2014) petitioned […]
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The top 5 MassDevice stories of the week — October 16, 2020
For the second consecutive week, medtech giant Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) managed to dominate the news on MassDevice. The company’s “Investor Day” brought about several headlines, including new clinical trials ahead and a rallying cry from CEO Geoff Martha. Other news that garnered some attention came in the form of a new ultrasound system from another big player […]
Arthrex wins $375m DoD deal
The U.S. Defense Dept. yesterday awarded a contract worth up to $375 million to Arthrex for hospital equipment and accessories. The five-year contract is a fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the Pentagon’s Defense Logistics Agency. The deal was a competitive acquisition, with 89 responses received and 21 contracts awarded. The U.S. Army, Navy, Air […]
Sterigenics moves to upgrade shuttered device sterilization plant
Sterigenics said today that it has applied for permits to upgrade emissions controls at its Willowbrook, Ill. medical device sterilization plant, which had sterilized thousands of devices daily until its Feb.15 shutdown. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) closed the Willowbrook plant, citing excessive emissions of the sterilant ethylene oxide (EO), based on a federal […]
