Erik Swain

March 1, 2008

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Boston Scientific Loses Stent Patent Case

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A Princeton, NJ, radiologist has won his patent-infringement lawsuit against Boston Scientific. Bruce Saffran, MD, claimed Boston Scientific's drug-eluting stent technology infringed on a patent he was awarded in 1997. A jury in federal court in Texas awarded $431 million to Saffran.

The suit did not ask Boston Scientific to stop selling its stents. The company said it would appeal, first in posttrial motions in the Texas court, then, if needed, at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington. The company says it expects to win on appeal and has not set money aside for a loss.

Saffran's patent did not relate to stents, but to healing of fractures.

To find out how a fracture-healing patent could affect stent technology, click here.

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