A Medical Device Daily

AngioDynamics (Queensbury, New York) reported that its motion for summary judgment of no willful infringement was granted in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California in the patent litigation brought by VNUS Medical Technologies (San Jose, California) against Diomed (Andover, Massachusetts), AngioDynamics and Vascular Solutions (Minneapolis).

Judge Maxine Chesney found that VNUS was not able to establish that AngioDynamics willfully infringed the VNUS patents, ruling that willful infringement is not a trialable issue against AngioDynamics. The impact of the ruling prevents the potential tripling of damages in the event that a jury finds infringement by AngioDynamics.

The original trial start date for Oct. 29 was delayed; a new start date has not been set due to time constraints of the court (Medical Device Daily, Oct. 24, 2007).

AngioDynamics is a provider of devices used by interventional radiologists, surgeons, and other physicians for the minimally-invasive treatment of cancer and peripheral vascular disease.