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26 March 2024NewsMedtechMarisa Woutersen

Judge tears into ‘safe harbour’ ruling in heart valve system case

Judge’s dissenting opinion challenges the interpretation of the safe harbour provision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | Decision concerns Meril's importation of transcatheter heart valve systems in a dispute with Edwards Lifesciences | Court majority upheld the district court's ruling favouring Meril.

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