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.”