Fenwal wins patent suit over Haemonetics | Legal News | MassDevice - Medical Device Industry News

Fenwal Inc. won a nearly 6-year battle against Haemonetics Corp. (NYSE:HAE) over blood separation technology, after a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled in its favor this week. The case dates back to 2005, when Haemonetics accused the then-Baxter Healthcare (NYSE:BAX) subsidiary of infringing a patent for a portable blood-collection device. Fenwal lost that suit in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, which awarded a $15.7 million in...