Emed Technologies Corporation v. Repro-Med Systems, Inc., No. 19-2145 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 9, 2020)

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Plaintiff EMED Technologies Corporation (EMED) sued Repro- Med Systems, Inc. (Repro -Med) for infringe- ment of U.S. Patent No. 8,961,476 (the ’476 patent) . Fol- lowing claim construction, the district court granted Repro- Med’s motion for summary judgment of noninfringement. EMED appeals the noninfringement ruling. We affirm. BACKGROUND I. The ’476 Patent The ’476 patent describes medical needle devices with built-in safety structures “to protect a user from the sharp tip of the medical needle.” ’476 patent at A bstract.