EVM Systems, LLC v. Rex Medical, L.P. et al, No. 6:13-cv-00184 (E.D. Tex. June 4, 2014)

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This Memorandum Opinion construes the disputed claim terms in U.S. Patent No. 8,052,670 (“the ’670 Patent”). BACKGROUND EVM Systems, LLC (“EVM”) alleges that Rex Medical, L.P. and Argon Medical Devices, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”) infringe claims 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, and 11 of U.S. Patent No. 8,052,670 (“the ’670 Patent”). The ’670 Patent, titled “Medical Device with Slotted Memory Metal Tube,” relates to medical instruments made with shape memory tube that may be used during endoscopic procedures.