AGA Medical Corporation Patent Declared Valid in U.K. Patent Infringement Lawsuit against Occlutech

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AGA Medical Holdings, Inc. (AGA) today announced that a U.K. court has determined that an AGA-held patent for its Atrial Septal Defects (ASD) and Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) devices is valid. However, the U.K. court determined that Occlutech GmbH’s (Occlutech) products do not infringe on AGA’s patent, as AGA has contended. AGA is a leading developer of interventional devices for the minimally invasive treatment of cardiovascular defects and peripheral vascular disease.