Carestream Health of Rochester, NY, has filed suit in U.S. District Court against Caliper Life Sciences of Hopkinton, MA. The suit alleges that Caliper’s IVIS Lumina XR system infringes Carestream Health’s U.S. Patent 7,734,325 titled, “Apparatus and Method for Multi-Modal Imaging.” The Carestream patent was issued on June 8, 2010.
According to a Carestream press release, the patent concerns an imaging system in which small animals can be imaged in several modes without necessitating moving the animal. The system has a movable phosphor screen that allows users to image the test animal by X-ray and radioisotope with the screen, and fluorescence and luminescence without the screen. The system allows for a single image comprising the different modalities.
In its complaint, Carestream is asking for a declaration that Carestream is the owner of the ‘325 Patent; an injunction prohibiting Caliper from using, making, importing, offering for sale, and selling IVIS Lumina XR imaging systems or any other products that embody the inventions claimed in the ‘325 Patent; compensatory damages and interest, treble damages under federal law, and attorney fees.
