The court granted summary judgment of non-infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,556,895 and 8,858,556 (both entitled “Revisable anterior cervical plating system”) in favor of Globus Medical.

NuVasive has amended its complaint against Alphatec Holdings in the Southern District of California to include U.S. Patent Nos. 8,187,334 (“System and methods for spinal fusion”); 9,924,859 (“Surgical access system and related methods”); and 9,974,531 (“Surgical access system and related methods”).  NuVasive accuses Alphatec’s Battalion Lateral Technology of infringement.

ResMed Corp, ResMed Inc., and ResMed Ltd (collectively ResMed) have sued Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Distribution Inc., Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Inc., and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited (collectively Fisher & Paykel) for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,757,533 (“Mask system with snap-fit shroud”); 9,937,315 (“Mask with removable headgear connector”); 9,950,131 (“Mask system with snap-fit shroud”); 9,962510 (“Respiratory mask assembly”); and 9,962,511 (“Mask system with snap-fit shroud”).  ResMed accuses Fisher & Paykel’s Eson, Eson 2, and Simplus product lines of infringement.

Ethicon LLC, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. and Ethicon US, LLC (collectively Ethicon) have sued Intuitive Surgical Holdings, LLC Intuitive Surgical, Inc., and Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,490,749 (Surgical stapling and cutting instrument with manually retractable firing member); 8,602,287 (Motor driven surgical cutting instrument); 8,602,288 (Robotically-controlled motorized surgical end effector system with rotary actuated closure systems having variable actuation speeds); 9,326,770 (Surgical instrument); and 9,844,369 (Surgical end effectors with firing element monitoring arrangements).  Ethicon accuses Intuitive Surgical’s Da Vinci Surgical System, and specifically the SureForm 60 devices of infringement of all five patents.