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Medtronic wins appeals court ruling on patent for largest pedicle screw lines

Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, December 22nd, 2006

Medtronic, Inc. (MDT) announced that in the case of DePuy Spine, Inc. and Biedermann Motech GMBH v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the District Court of Massachusetts that Medtronic's CD Horizon M8 and CD Horizn M10 multi axial screws do not infringe the DePuy '678 patent.

This decision also applies to Medtronic's CD Horizon Legacy multi axial screws. These products are some of Medtronic's largest selling spinal products and this decision means Medtronic will continue to supply them to surgeon customers.

The U.S. Court of Appeals also affirmed the District Court's determination...

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