Legal Opinion
Scimed Life Systems, Inc. v. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 14, 2001No. 99-1499PublishedCited by 440 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BRYSON. Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge DYK.
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., (SciMed) owns three U.S. patents drawn to features of balloon dilatation catheters: U.S. Patent Nos. 5,156,594 (the '594 patent), 5,217,482 (the '482 patent), and 5,395,334 (the '334 patent). SciMed filed suit against Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., (ACS) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, *1339charging ACS with infringement of each of the three patents. On ACS’s motion for summary judgment, the district…
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