Maquet Cardiovascular v. Abiomed (Fed. Cir., Mar 21, 2025) 2023-2045
This Federal Circuit opinion details an appeal by Maquet Cardiovascular against a district court's judgment that Abiomed did not infringe Maquet's U.S. Patent No. 10,238,783, which concerns intravascular blood pump systems. The appeal specifically challenges the lower court's interpretation of certain terms within the patent claims, arguing that the district court improperly applied prosecution disclaimer to narrow their meaning. The appellate court agreed with Maquet, finding errors in the district court's claim constructions regarding the "guide mechanism" and "guide wire" limitations. As a…
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