Legal Opinion

The Kendall Company v. Progressive Medical Technology, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided June 4, 1996No. 95-1444PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

The Kendall Company appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan granting summary judgment of noninfringement in favor of Progressive Medical Technology, Inc. Kendall Co. v. Progressive Medical Technology, Inc., No. 5:93-CV-89 (W.D. Mich. June 12, 1995). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Kendall is the assignee of U.S. Patent 4,253,449, directed to a medical device for applying compressive pressure to a patient’s limbs in order to increase blood flow and treat or prevent deep vein thrombosis. The patented device is comprised of…

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