S&N wins round in patent row with Arthrex

A US district court has barred privately-held orthopaedic company Arthrex from making or selling four lines of suture anchors, after ruling that the products infringed a patent licensed exclusively to Smith & Nephew by the inventor.

A US district court has barred privately-held orthopaedic company Arthrex from making or selling four lines of suture anchors, after ruling that the products infringed a patent licensed exclusively to Smith & Nephew by the inventor.

In addition, the jury in the Oregon court awarded S&N's Endoscopy subsidiary $14

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