Stryker is seeking cash compensation and an order to prevent further use of Zimmer’s Pulsavac Plus system, according to the report. Stryker’s patents on the InterPulse and SurgiLav systems cover devices using pulsing liquid to loosen debris from a surgical site and remove it by suction.
Zimmer will not comment on the lawsuit at this time.
Read the Bloomberg Business report on patent infringement.
Read other coverage on patent infringement:
– NuVasive Initiates Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Globus Medical
– Medtronic, Salient Surgical Technologies Sues Bovie Medical for Patent Infringement
– Appeals Court Awards Synthes $21M in Patent Dispute Against Medtronic
