Dr Gary Michelson, Infuse, Medtronic lawsuit, liability, Forbes, billionaire, Eminent Spine

From the sample jury instructions in the original Medtronic v Gary Michelson case. It appears that Gary claimed that Medtronic's patents for the InfuseTM Bone Graft/LT-CageTM Lumbar Tapered Fusion devise system infringed on his 498 patent which is the threaded spinal cage. This means Dr. Gary Michelson knew they were using Infuse Bone Graft with his cage. Gary Michelson won this lawsuit then sold the rights to this to Medtronic for the $1.3B settlement.

THE ‘498 PATENT (Trial Ex. 7; Juror Binder Vol. 1, Tab 7) Question No. 34: Has Dr. Michelson proven by a preponderance of the evidence that
Medtronic Sofamor Danek infringed any of the following asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,270,498 (sometimes referred to as the ‘498 patent), which include a guard with a disc penetrating extension?

InfuseTM Bone Graft/LT-CAGETM Lumbar Tapered Fusion Device System:

LT-CAGETM Lumbar Tapered Fusion Device System:


https://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/JudgeMcCalla/instructions/juryv_patent.pdf

In Medtronic's ilovegary page they give him credit for this here http://www.medtronic.com/michelson/ "INFUSE® Bone Graft in combination with LT-CAGE®, INTER FIX™ or INTER FIX™ RP Implants." Gary Michelson demanding that Medtronic give him credit online sure makes Gary liable for the Infuse problems.

While googling I found this very crazy website. I thought it was a parody at first. Whoever runs this company is wild crazy. They make spine implants. http://eminentspine.com/ They name all their patented implants after snakes, e.g. Cobra Fang implant. They sell apparel that says "bad to the bone." WTH kind of crazy inventor crap is this mess? They even sell socks emblazoned with their logo and a cobra with an open mouth showing his fangs besides a big ole gaudy Texas sized belt buckle.

Eminent Spine Texas belt buckle

Go to their FAQs. Pretty funny. They are in Texas which explains the belt buckle. Their logo is a snake because "snakes are all spine and they are all about spines." They have what looks like threaded cages but they don't call it "threaded." They are cages with "teeth." I would definitely choose this company over Medtronic products any day. I will be needing surgery and some of their cages "with teeth" look like Michelson's cage which he stole. Medtronic is a public company which needs to increase earnings continuously in order to keep shareholders happy. This is probably why Medtronic kept selling Infuse when they knew it was a horrible product that harmed people. I also bet Medtronic gets their parts made in China to cut even more corners. For those reasons I'd never buy their product. In fact when I finally get surgery I will make them show me the product before they put me under. I don't want to see "Michelson technology in action" or I will run out the door (okay, hobble) in just a hospital gown.

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Gary Michelson and the Medtronic settlement revisited

Dr. Gary Michaelson, Karlin Technology, article about the Medtronic settlement from the New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/23/business/23medronic.html?_r=0

"Dr. Rick Sasso, a spinal surgeon from Indianapolis, said he did not think that Dr. Michelson's ideas were all totally original, but that he was very adept at getting patents. "He didn't make any of those things," Dr. Sasso said. "He didn't manufacture. He got some ideas and wrote them on a piece of paper and filed them with the patent office."

My comment: What's interesting is the threaded spinal cage wasn't his idea at all. He took it from someone else and was just the first to patent it. That's worse than a patent troll.

"Medtronic, which had previously called the jury award excessive and unjustified, on Friday portrayed its settlement as a strategic acquisition. Michael DeMane, president of Medtronic's spinal subsidiary, Sofamor Danek, said on a conference call with analysts that the patent portfolio would "enhance our leadership position."

"Mr. Viscogliosi said Medtronic's decision to buy the patents was a brilliant move because it gave the company more leverage over competitors. The deal requires an antitrust clearance from the federal government. "

My comment: Medtronic owes his some royalties then agrees to buy the rest of his patents when they realize they could control the spine industry. They spin negative news into good news and get a $10 bump on the share price. Shareholders are happy.

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