Selected Damage Awards

Parties	Type	Year	Field	Court	Award
3M v. Johnson & Johnson	Judgment	1992	Casts	CAFC	$129 M
AcroMed v. Sofamor Danek Group	Judgment	2000	Spinal Plates	CAFC	$48 M
Advanced Medical Optics v. Alcon	Judgment	2005	Cataract Surgery	D. Delaware	$214 M
Applied Medical v. Tyco	Judgment	2006	Trocars	D. Massachusetts	$65 M
Bard Peripheral Vascular v. W.L. Gore	Judgment	2007	Stents	D. Arizona	$185 M
DePuy Spine v. Medtronic	Judgment	2007	Pedicle Screws	D. Massachusetts	$226 M
Guidant v. Medtronic	Judgment	2002	Stents	Arbitration Panel	$167 M
Guidant v. St. Jude Medical	Judgment	2001	Pacemakers	CAFC	$140 M
Intermedics v. Cardiac Pacemakers	Settlement	1998	Pacemakers		$250 M
Johnson & Johnson v. Guidant	Judgment	2003	Stents	Arbitration Panel	$425 M
Johnson & Johnson v. Medtronic	Judgment	2003	Stents	CAFC	$270 M
Masimo v. Tyco	Settlement	2006	Pulse Oximeters		$330 M
Medinol v. Boston Scientific	Settlement	2005	Stents		$750 M
Medtronic Core Valve v. Edwards	Judgment	2010	Transcatheter Valve		$74 M
Medtronic v. AGA (source)	Settlement	2010	Stents		$35 M
Medtronic v. AGA Medical Corp (source)	Judgment	2009	Nitinol shape memory vascular devices	N.D. Cal	$57 M
Medtronic v. Boston Scientific	Judgment	2008	Catheters	E.D. Texas	$250 M
Medtronic v. Siemens	Settlement	1992	Pacemakers		$300 M
Medtronic Wins $101 Million in Patent Case Against NuVasive (source)	Judgment	2011	Spinal Surgical Devices	Federal Court	$101 M
Michelson v. Medtronic	Settlement	2005	Spinal Fusion		$1350 M
Palomar Gets $31 Million as Syneron Ends Hair-Removal Case (source)	Settlement	2011	Cosmetic	US District Court of Mass	$31 M
Saffran v. Boston Scientific (source)	Judgment	2008	Stents	E.D. Texas	$501 M
Schneider v. SciMed Life	Judgment	1995	Catheters	CAFC	$68 M
Shiley v. Bentley Laboratories	Judgment	1987	Blood Oxygenators	CAFC	$63 M
Stryker Corp. v. Intermedics Orthopedics (source)	Judgment	1997	Prosthetics	CAFC	$73 M

Old Awards That Have Gotten Bigger:

Parties	Type	Year	Field	Court	Award
Masimo v. Nellcor	Judgment	2004	Pulse Oximeters	C.D. California	$164 M
Michelson v. Medtronic	Judgment	2004	Spinal Fusion	W.D. Tennessee	$529 M