MedCity News December 1, 2024
A Beverly Hills surgeon has sued Medtronic, alleging that the medical device giant stole her design for a hernia mesh device. One lawyer pointed out that this is not a typical patent infringement case.
Every so often, large medtech companies face allegations of exploiting physicians’ intellectual property. Some worry that this pattern threatens to stifle medical innovation — with large firms turning novel ideas into profits while leaving original inventors mired in lengthy legal battles.
This month, yet another physician accused a large industry incumbent of stealing her idea.
Hexagon Health — a hernia care company founded by Dr. Shirin Towfigh in 2015 — is suing Medtronic, alleging that the medical device giant copied Dr. Towfigh’s hernia mesh repair design...
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