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KCI files patent infringement suit against Convatec and Boehringer

Kinetic Concepts, a medical technology company, together with Wake Forest University Health Sciences, has filed a patent infringement suit against Convatec, Boehringer Wound Systems and Boehringer Technologies, in the Federal District Court of North Carolina.

Kinetic Concepts (KCI) has filed the lawsuit against Convatec and Boehringer for the commercialization of the Engenex negative pressure wound therapy system.

Catherine Burzik, president and CEO of KCI, said: “Wake Forest and KCI are leading innovators in advanced wound care, having invested substantial resources to develop a revolutionary wound care therapy that has positively affected nearly three million patients worldwide. This case will help KCI and Wake Forest to continue building upon years of innovation and continue to improve the lives of the patients we serve.”