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Arthrex Inc.

U.S. Supreme Court kicks Arthrex case back to patent board

June 21, 2021 By Nancy Crotti

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured, Legal News, Patent Infringement Tagged With: arthrex, Arthrex Inc., Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), Smith+Nephew, U.S. Supreme Court

DTW Podcast: Who will win medtech’s own Supreme Court fight; and can the many mini Medtronics plan work?

October 16, 2020 By Tom Salemi

In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, we’ll first delve into Medtech’s own brewing Supreme Court battle. J. Michael Jakes, a partner at Finnegan, will tell us why the industry should be watching when the Supremes review the latest patent battle between Arthrex and Smith+Nephew. We’ll also talk about Medtronic’s Analyst Meeting where CEO Geoff Martha […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Device Talks Podcasts, Featured, Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation, Robotics, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Abbott, Arthrex Inc., Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, General Electric, Medtronic, Smith+Nephew, Truist Securities

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Arthrex challenge to constitutionality of patent judges

October 13, 2020 By Chris Newmarker

The U.S. Supreme Court said today that it will review a 2019 appeals court ruling in a patent spat between Arthrex and Smith+Nephew (NYSE:SNN), in which the appeals court judges found that Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges are unconstitutionally appointed. The 2019 ruling by the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. could […]

Filed Under: Featured, Legal News, Orthopedics, Patent Infringement Tagged With: Arthrex Inc., Smith+Nephew

Arthrex loses another round in patent spat with Smith & Nephew

August 21, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

Arthrex has lost another battle in a patent dispute with Smith & Nephew’s (NYSE:SNN) ArthroCare. A U.S. Court of Appeals panel today rejected Arthrex’s attempt to overturn a Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruling that two claims of an Arthrex patent on a surgical suture anchor are unpatentable. Smith & Nephew had challenged claims 10 […]

Filed Under: Featured, Legal News, News Well Tagged With: Arthrex Inc., ArthroCare Corp., Smith & Nephew

Sterilization plant closures: Here’s why you need to care

March 29, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

The recent shutdown of a Sterigenics medical device sterilization plant in Willowbrook, Ill. has affected medtech giants such as Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX), Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) and Stryker (NYSE:SYK), according to an FDA list of devices processed at the sterilization plant. Medium-sized and smaller firms, including Teleflex (NYSE:TFX), Arthrex and ArthroCare also had devices processed there. The Willowbrook plant sterilized 594 types of devices, including sutures, clamps, […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Cardiovascular, Catheters, Drug-Eluting Stents, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Implants, News Well, Orthopedics, Outsourcing, Regulatory/Compliance, Spine, Stents, Sterilization / Calibration, Surgical Tagged With: AdvaMed, Arthrex Inc., ArthroCare Corp., becton dickinson, Boston Scientific, FDA, MassMEDIC, Medical Alley Assn., Medtronic, Smith & Nephew, sterigenics, Stryker, Teleflex

7 medtech stories we missed this week: March 16, 2018

March 16, 2018 By Danielle Kirsh

From Intricon expanding its manufacturing space to Arthrex signing a global distribution deal, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Intricon expands medical footprint Intricon announced in a March 13 press release that it has signed a 5-year lease that will secure 30,000 sq. ft of manufacturing […]

Filed Under: 510(k), Contract Manufacturing, Diagnostics, Hospital Care, Imaging, Orthopedics, Patient Monitoring, Regulatory/Compliance, Software / IT, Spine Tagged With: Arch Therapeutics, Arthrex Inc., CellRight Technologies, Enhatch, Guided Therapeutics Inc., IntriCon Corp., Life Spine Inc., unitedhealthproducts

Arthrex loses appeal in patent spat with Smith & Nephew

January 24, 2018 By Fink Densford

Arthrex has lost an appeal before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a patent spat with Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) related to suture anchors, according to court documents. The decision from Federal Circuit Judges Newman, Dyk and O’Malley reaffirmed an earlier decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which entered an adverse […]

Filed Under: Legal News, Patent Infringement Tagged With: Arthrex Inc., Smith & Nephew

Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy can’t stop ex-rep from working for Arthrex distributor

November 6, 2017 By Brad Perriello

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes can’t stop a former sales rep from working for an Arthrex distributor in Idaho, a federal judge ruled last week. DePuy hired Richard “Jake” Williams in June 2015 to rep its orthopedic implants in Boise and had him sign employee secrecy, intellectual property, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements barring him from […]

Filed Under: Legal News, Orthopedics Tagged With: Arthrex Inc., depuysynthes, steelheadsurgical

Arthrex to build $74m plant, add 1,000 jobs to SC over 5 years

October 17, 2017 By Fink Densford

Arthrex is planning to build a $74 million manufacturing plant and add 1,000 jobs over 5 years in South Carolina, according to a Naples Daily News report. The plan was announced Monday and had been kept secret as the company worked out incentives with Anderson County, where the facility will be built, according to the report. […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: Arthrex Inc.

Smith & Nephew, Arthrex settle 12-year suture anchors spat

February 15, 2017 By Brad Perriello

Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) and Arthrex this week buried the hatchet on a 12-year-old dispute over patents covering suture anchors used in joint repair surgeries. Details on the settlement, which puts to bed several lawsuits filed in federal court in Texas, were not disclosed, according to court documents filed Feb. 13. The agreement follows a $17.4 million […]

Filed Under: Legal News, Orthopedics, Patent Infringement Tagged With: Arthrex Inc., Smith & Nephew

Arthrex ponies up $5m royalty payment to Tiger X Medical

July 6, 2016 By Fink Densford

Arthrex this month paid $5.6 million in a royalty settlement and release agreement with Tiger X Medical, previously known as Cardo Medical, according to an SEC filing. The payment relates to a previously inked asset purchase agreement, signed in January 2011, in which Arthrex picked up Cardo Medical’s arthroplasty division, including all hip and knee […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Orthopedics Tagged With: Arthrex Inc., Cardo Medical Inc., Tiger X Medical Inc.

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