Covidien Ltd Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit over Davol’s Mesh Fixation Device and Applier

NORTH HAVEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 21, 2009-- Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against Davol, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of C.R. Bard, relating to its mesh fixation device and applier. The lawsuit contends that Davol’s recently released Sorbafix™ device infringes multiple claims of Covidien’s U.S. Patent Number 6,562,051.

“We will vigorously protect our intellectual property,” said Dave Motley, Global Surgical Franchise and Portfolio Management, Covidien.

The patent generally relates to a system for controllably discharging fasteners from an applicator. Covidien is asking the federal court to enjoin Davol from continuing to make and sell its Sorbafix™ device, as well as for compensatory damages.

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