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District Court invalidates KCI patents and renders judgment in favor of Smith & Nephew |
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Provided Courtesy of: http://www.myrenasys.com
St. Petersburg, FL – October 18, 2010 – The Advanced Wound Management division of Smith & Nephew, Inc., a subsidiary of Smith & Nephew plc (LSE: SN; NYSE: SNN) today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas entered a favorable judgment in the patent litigation brought by Kinetic Concepts Inc. (NYSE: KCI) relating to the Smith & Nephew RENASYS™-F (Foam) dressing kit. The Court ruled that U.S. patents 5,645,081 and 7,216,651, licensed to KCI, are invalid due to obviousness. As a result of this ruling, the RENASYS-F (Foam) dressing kit will continue to be fully available in the United States. This judgment overturns a previous jury verdict from March 10, 2010.
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Avoidable versus Unavoidable Pressure Ulcers |
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Position Paper
By: Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
Purpose: To refute the assumption that all pressure ulcers are avoidable.
Statement of Position: There are clinical circumstances in which a pressure ulcer is unavoidable. Pressure ulcer formation is a complex process that may not be halted, even with excellent multidisciplinary care (Thomas, 2003). The skin is the largest organ in the body and its integrity is dependent upon the function of all other organ systems for nutrition, circulation, and immune function (Langemo & Brown, 2006).
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The Performance of a Neg Pressure Device on Chronic Wounds of the Lower Leg and Foot |
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A Pilot Study
By: Kalypto Medical
Abstract
This was a proof of concept study to investigate the performance of a Negative Pressure Wound Therapy system consisting of a miniaturized pump device and an associated fluid retaining dressing on chronic wounds of the lower leg and foot.
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