The court construed 2 claim terms in U.S. Patent No. 8,974,371 and 1 claim term in U.S. Patent No. 8,709,027.  In the ‘371 patent, the court construed the term “tension member” to mean “a member that fits inside the capsule, is positioned between the clip arms, and engages the clip arms to urge them radially outward.”  In the ‘371 patent, the court construed the term “opening element” to have its plain and ordinary meaning. In the ‘027 patent, the court construed “a linkage” to mean “a system of interconnected machine parts used to transmit power or motion.”

The court also determined that the term “linkage” was not indefinite and therefore the ‘027 patent was not invalid.

Minerva Surgical, Inc. has sued CYTYC Surgical Products, LLC in the Northern District of California for indirect infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,186,208.  Minerva accuses the NovaSure ADVANCED of infringement.

In Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. v. Covidien, Inc., the Court construed two terms of U.S. Patent No. 9,168,055.  The Court construed “spring” to have its plain and ordinary meaning.  The Court adopted Covidien’s construction of “predetermined average coaptation pressure” and “predetermined clamping force” as meaning “clamping (pressure/force) set in advance of operating the clamping arm or clamping (pressure/force) set by the user prior to operating the clamping arm.”

Wright Medical Technology (“Wright”) has sued KFx Medical Corp (“KFx”) for declaratory judgment of non-infringement and invalidity of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,585,311; 8,100,942; and 8,109,969 in the District of Delaware.  Wright alleges that KFx wrote Wright a letter accusing Wright’s PITON knotless suture anchor of infringing the ‘311 patent when used in double row surgical procedures.  Wright also alleges that KFx subsequently accused the same product of infringing the ‘942 patent and the ‘969 patent.  Wright seeks declaratory judgment of non-infringement and invalidity for all three patents.

My Nemesis has sued Edan USA for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,107,597 entitled Apparatus, Device and Method for Obtaining Electrocardiogram in the Northern District of California.  My Nemesis accuses the Patient Monitor iM80 of infringing the ‘597 patent.