Boston Scientific Sued Over Endoscopic Medical Device Patent

Tamino Corp. accused medical equipment manufacturer Boston Scientific Corp. of infringing a patent covering spinal implants methods and systems.

Boston Scientific’s RCE Pulsed RF Electrode products use methods for endoscopic targeting and infringe US Patent No. 9,446,229, which relates to a catheter using methods for applying high frequency energy to a region of the body for nerve stimulation, according to a complaint filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Boston Scientific confirmed in June 2019 its Cosman Medical Inc. unit received a letter from Tamino concerning the ‘299 patent and US Patent Nos. ...