Boston Scientific Sues Conor Medsystems Ireland Ltd.
May 04 2006 - 12:50PM
PR Newswire (US)
NATICK, Mass., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific
Corporation (NYSE:BSX) announced today that it has filed a lawsuit
in Ireland against Conor Medsystems Ireland Ltd. (NASDAQ:CONR),
alleging that the Conor CoStar(TM) Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary
Stent System infringes a balloon catheter patent owned by Boston
Scientific. Boston Scientific is asking for damages and an
injunction to prohibit Conor from making, offering, putting on the
market or stocking the product in Ireland. The asserted patent is
the Irish counterpart of the European patent that Boston Scientific
has successfully asserted against Johnson & Johnson in the
Netherlands. Boston Scientific is a worldwide developer,
manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are
used in a broad range of interventional medical specialties. For
more information, please visit: http://www.bostonscientific.com/.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Boston
Scientific wishes to caution the reader of this press release that
actual results may differ from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements and may be adversely affected by, among
other things, risks associated with new product development and
commercialization, clinical trials, intellectual property,
regulatory approvals, competitive offerings, integration of
acquired companies, Boston Scientific's overall business strategy,
and other factors described in Boston Scientific's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. CONTACT: Milan Kofol
508-650-8569 Investor Relations Boston Scientific Corporation Paul
Donovan 508-650-8541 Media Relations Boston Scientific Corporation
DATASOURCE: Boston Scientific Corporation CONTACT: Milan Kofol,
Investor Relations, +1-508-650-8569, or Paul Donovan, Media
Relations, +1-508-650-8541, both of Boston Scientific Corporation
Web site: http://www.bostonscientific.com/
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