The court affirmed the jury's verdict that Medtronic's old-style CD Horizon Mas products infringed under the doctrine of equivalents. A court date has yet to be set on the Vertex System trial.

Two wildly different healthcare companies that both fit that description are Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX -0.98%) and Medtronic (MDT -1.46%).

Biomet: Court enters perm injunction vs Medtronic screw By Carolyn Pritchard Published: May 26, 2005, 5:54 p.m. ET Share ...

(You can read the full research report on Medtronic here >>>) Vertex’s shares have gained 8.1% over the past three months against the Zacks Biomedical and Genetics industry’s fall of -7.1%.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a ruling by a federal district judge who had dismissed J&J's charges that Medtronic's Vertex system of spinal surgery screws infringed ...

Medtronic (Dublin) said that it has received clearance from the FDA for expanded indications of the Vertex Reconstruction System. The new clearance for the Vertex family of products allows for lateral ...