Intuitive Patent on Robotic Surgery to Be Reviewed on J&J Bid

Patent Trial and Appeal Board agreed to review validity of Intuitive Surgical’s patent 8,801,601 for surgical navigation guidance system.

• J&J’s Auris Health filed a petition in June seeking to have the patent canceled, arguing it covers well-known ideas.
• Intuitive Surgical, maker of the daVinci surgical robot system, said the patent covers ways to limit the risk of the endoscope perforating or damaging tissue
• The review board declined to review a second Intuitive Surgical patent
• Patents are part of infringement lawsuit Intuitive Surgical filed against Auris in 2018, before Auris was bought by J&J for $2.4B
  • Intuitive claims Auris’ ...