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news.Acumed has reported that the US District Court of Oregon has issued a permanent injunction against Stryker, prohibiting it from further sales of its T2 Proximal Humeral Nail used in the treatment of shoulder fractures.
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According to the evidence presented at trial, Acumed’s invention, the Polarus Humeral Rod, helped build the company. But Stryker, a medical implant company had tried to copy the invention to drive Acumed out of the very market it created, said Acumed.
Alan Kozlowski, president of Acumed, said: “It can be intimidating when the largest player in the marketplace targets you. We can handle legitimate competition, but they took our invention.”