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Medical Device Lawsuit Alerts
- ReCor Medical, Inc. v. Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg Srl et al. (New Lawsuit Filed)
- Petition for Inter Partes Review by Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. of Alcon, Inc.’s U.S. Patent No. 9,456,925 (Inter Partes Review Instituted)
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- Petition for Inter Partes Review by Alcon, Inc. et al of AMO Development, LLC’s U.S. Patent No. 10,709,548 (Inter Partes Review Instituted)
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Recent Medical Device News
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First-in-Human Porcine Heart Transplant Performed
By Brandon SmithSurgeons at the University of Maryland School of Medicine performed the first successful porcine (pig) to human heart transplant, a procedure referred to as "xenotransplantation." The patient, 57 year old David Bennett, was recovering and doing well three days after the procedure. The surgical team continues to monitor Mr. Bennett's condition. According to Bartley P. Griffith MD, a member of the surgical team that performed the xenotransplantation: This was a breakthrough surgery and brings us one step closer to solving the organ shortage crisis. There are simply not enough donor human...
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