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ATL loses round in patent suit
Ultrasound vendor ATL of Bothell, WA, is planning to appeal adecision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Districtthat upheld a lower court ruling that it infringed on a patentheld by SRI International of Palo Alto, CA. At issue is a circuitused
Ultrasound vendor ATL of Bothell, WA, is planning to appeal adecision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Districtthat upheld a lower court ruling that it infringed on a patentheld by SRI International of Palo Alto, CA. At issue is a circuitused to track ultrasound signals in ATL's Ultramark 4 scanneras well as two discontinued products, Ultramark 5 and ADR 4000(SCAN 2/24/93). The patent expired in April 1994, and ATL saidthat due to the expiration there will be no impact on the company'sability to deliver products.
SRI filed a request for partial summary judgment on its claimin July 1991, and in November 1992 a U.S. district court judgeruled on that motion and determined that ATL had infringed SRI'spatent.
ATL appealed that ruling, but on Dec. 29 announced that theappeals court affirmed the lower court's ruling. ATL said it "willcontinue to seek legal remedies." SRI has claimed $5 millionin damages. A jury trial for the case is pending.
Emerging Perspectives on PSMA PET Radiotracers: An Interview with Kenneth J. Pienta, MD
April 24th 2024In a recent interview, Kenneth J. Pienta, M.D., discussed the impact of piflufolastat F18, current directions in research with other PSMA-targeted radiotracers and future possibilities for the role of PSMA PET in the imaging paradigm for prostate cancer.
Study Reveals Benefits of Photon-Counting CT for Assessing Acute Pulmonary Embolism
April 23rd 2024In comparison to energy-integrating detector CT for the workup of suspected acute pulmonary embolism, the use of photon-counting detector CT reduced radiation dosing by 48 percent, according to newly published research.
