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Federal Circuit deals Abbott’s St. Jude Medical a setback in catheter IP case

A Federal Circuit court ruled that Abbott (NYSE:ABT) subsidiary St. Jude Medical must face patent infringement claims.

Just over one year ago, Abbott’s St. Jude — acquired for $25 billion in 2017 — won a patent dispute over the method for using a double catheter in heart failure patients.

Niazi Licensing sued St. Jude in 2017, claiming that the Abbott subsidiary indirectly infringed its patent, issued in 2003 for the double catheter system, by inducing medical professionals to infringe it.

The patent, issued in 2003, describes the system as better suited for “use in the coronary sinus, especially in patients suffering from congestive heart failure,” according to the order issued in 2021 by a federal court judge in Minnesota. The ’268 patent also describes the system as an “outer, resilient catheter having shape memory and a hook-shaped distal end” and an “inner, pliable catheter slidably disposed in the outer catheter.”

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Abbott recalls pacemakers that may short circuit

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Abbott is recalling certain pacemakers that may short circuit because they can allow moisture inside, according to the FDA.

The recall covers 61,973 Assurity and Endurity pacemakers manufactured by St. Jude Medical and distributed from April 2015 to February 2019. (Abbott acquired St. Jude in 2017).

A small number of devices from that time frame have experienced problems when moisture got inside the device, the agency said. The moisture can cause an electrical short, which may lead to:

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St. Jude Medical wins patent spat over catheterization method

St. Jude Medical has won a patent dispute over the method for using a double catheter in heart failure patients.

Niazi Licensing’s patent, issued in 2003 for the double catheter system, describes it as better suited for “use in the coronary sinus, especially in patients suffering from congestive heart failure,” according to the order issued this week by a federal court judge in Minnesota.

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