Tyco Healthcare Group LP et al v. E-Z-Em, Inc., No. 2:07-cv-00262 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 22, 2010)

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After considering the submissions and the ar guments of counsel, the Court issues the following order regarding claim construction: I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Mallinckrodt Inc. and Liebel-Fla rsheim Company (collectively “Mallinckrodt”) assert United States Patent Nos. 5,868,710 (“the ‘710 patent”) against Defendants E-Z-EM, Inc. and ACIST Medical Systems, Inc. (collectivel y, “E-Z-EM”). Mallinckrodt and E-Z-EM are competitors in the field of powered radiological injectors.