IPNews® – Smith & Nephew Inc. was awarded $4 million in damages on Tuesday for lost profits relating to Hologic Inc.’s infringement of its patents for a medical tissue removal device.

The Massachusetts federal jury verdict resolves consolidated patent litigation S&N first filed in June 2010. S&N alleged Hologic infringed U.S. Patent Numbers 7,226,459 and 8,061,359 by its use and sale of the MyoSure Tissue Removal Device. To continue reading, click: Smith & Nephew Triumphs Over Hologic In Medical Device Patent Infringement Suit