Synthes guilty in S&N (Smith & Nephew) patent case:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Smith & Nephew (S&N) has won a patent infringement dispute concerning two intramedullary nail products sold by rival Synthes. A US district court ruled that Synthes' trochanteric fixation nail and proximal femoral nail products did infringe two patents owned by S&N, and upheld the validity of these patents. Remedies for this infringement have yet to be determined by the court. Intramedullary nails are placed inside the bone to help healing of bone fractures.