Ravo v. Covidien LP

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOY FLOWERS CONTI, Chief Judge.

In this case, inventors Biagio Ravo and Enrico Nicolo (collectively “Ravo”) assert claims for patent infringement and accuse Covidien LP (“Covidien”) of infringing United States Patent No. 6,117,148 (the “'148 Patent”), entitled Intraluminal Anastomotic Device. The '148 Patent describes two embodiments of a surgical device that can be used to resect a section of bowel (or any hollow organ) through intus-susception followed by anastomosis, in turn preventing the intraluminal contents from contaminating the body cavity. (ECF No. 54 at 1.)

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