ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diomed Holdings, Inc. (AMEX: DIO), a leading developer and marketer of minimally invasive medical technologies, including its patented EndoVenous Laser Treatment (EVLT(R)) for varicose veins, today announced that District Judge Maxine M. Chesney of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has issued several pretrial orders relating to the patent infringement lawsuit by VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. (“VNUS”) against Diomed and its co-defendants, Angio-Dynamics, Inc. and Vascular Solutions, Inc.