Legal Opinion
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. v. Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 20, 1989No. 89-1043PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BISSELL, Circuit Judge.
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (ACS) appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the District of *1071Minnesota, Advanced Cardiovascular Sys., Inc. v. Scimed Life Sys., Inc., 697 F.Supp. 354, 8 USPQ2d 2002 (D.Minn.1988), granting the summary judgment motion of Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (Scimed) and dismissing ACS’s complaint. We vacate and remand.
BACKGROUND
ACS and Scimed are manufacturers of dilation catheters employed to enlarge arteries narrowed by cholesterol or other deposits. In using these catheters, the distal end is inserted through an artery…
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