Legal Opinion
Site Microsurgical System, Inc. v. Surgin Surgical Instrumentation Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 10, 1994No. Civ. 92-4706PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOUIS A. POLLAK, District Judge.
Plaintiff Site Microsurgical Systems (“Site”) sells ophthalmology microsurgery equipment. In particular, Site manufactures and markets a device—known as the Site TXR system—that enables one performing eye surgery to introduce fluid into, and withdraw fluid from, the operative arena in order to keep the eye stable and free of debris. The TXR system depends on a patented “cassette” system that contains the tubing through which the fluid flows and a canister that catches the aspirated materials. Defendant Surgin Surgical Instrumentation (“Surgin’’), also a…
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