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18 January 2021AmericasMuireann Bolger

Inventor wins $1.2m from Medcomp and Martech over infringed catheter device

Sister medical device companies, Medical Components and Martech Medical Products, are liable for $1.2 million after a federal court in Pennsylvania ruled that both infringed a patent covering the design of a handle on a medical device.

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