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Medtronic Goes Trolling? Kyphon Patents Are Basis Of New Suits, But Not From Medtronic

Recently incorporated Orthophoenix, which shares the same Dallas address as IPNav, a company that provides “full-service patent monetization,” is suing six device firms for infringement of the Medtronic kyphoplasty patents it recently acquired.

Six device firms are being sued for infringement of Medtronic PLC’s Kyphon kyphoplasty patents, but not by Medtronic.

Court documents filed this month in the United States District Court of Delaware by a company called Orthophoenix LLC, suggest that Medtronic has sold the spine procedure patents to a “full-service patent monetization” firm that acquires patents expressly for the purpose of pursuing litigation (pejoratively referred to as a “patent troll”). As a result, Ascendx Spine, DFINE Inc., Osseon Therapeutics Inc

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