Applied Medical v. U.S. Surgical
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Tyco unit files motion to stay Oct. 15 central California federal district court order enjoining the sale of trocars using Applied Medical's '553 patent, including VersaStep, VersaPort, VisiPort, BluntPort and S.D. Port devices. Tyco also has appealed the enjoinment. The court determined in 2000 that Tyco infringed two other Applied Medical trocar patents (1"The Gray Sheet" July 24, 2000, In Brief). A trial is set for April 2003 to determine damages for past infringement of all three patents...