MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced that in the case of DePuy Spine, Inc. and Biedermann Motech GMBH v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the District Court of Massachusetts that Medtronic’s CD HORIZON® M8 and CD HORIZON® M10 multi axial screws do not infringe the DePuy ‘678 patent. This decision also applies to Medtronic’s CD HORIZON® LEGACYTM multi axial screws. These products are some of Medtronic’s largest selling spinal products and this decision means Medtronic will continue to supply them to surgeon customers.
