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Home » Zimmer, Smith & Nephew settle bone screw patent case

Zimmer, Smith & Nephew settle bone screw patent case

September 1, 2009 By MassDevice

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Zimmer, Smith & Nephew settle bone screw patent case

August 31, 2009 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Zimmer Holdings Inc. settled its lawsuit against Smith & Nephew Inc. over a bone screw patent for unspecified terms.

Warsaw, Indiana-based Zimmer sued the British conglomerate in January, alleging that it infringed a patent for a “Bone Screw for Anchoring a Marrow Nail” that Zimmer acquired from Sulzer Orthopedics Ltd. with its Trigen nail system.

According to the original complaint, Zimmer sought a declaration of infringement, an injunction against Smith & Nephew selling any infringing products, damages and legal costs and expenses.

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