Tyco Healthcare Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Over Reusable Sharps Containers
April 05 2004 - 2:16PM
PR Newswire (US)
Tyco Healthcare Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Over Reusable
Sharps Containers MANSFIELD, Mass., April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- Tyco Healthcare Group LP announced today that it has filed a
lawsuit in the United States Courtfor the Eastern District of
Virginia against Daniels Corporation, Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc., and
American Waste Industries, Inc. Tyco Healthcare asserts that
Daniels' Sharpsmart reusable sharps disposal containers infringe
two patents: Patent number 5,947,285 titled "Medical Waste Disposal
Container," and Patent number 4,779,728 titled "Sharps Disposal
Container." American Waste is alleged to be a marketer and
distributor of Daniels' manufactured products. In 1981, Tyco
Healthcare introduced the first sharps container for safe disposal
of needles and other sharp-edged or -ended medical equipment
commonly known as sharps. Tyco Healthcare has since focused on
providing healthcare workers with innovative sharps disposal
products in the effort to protect them from the risks of sharps
injury, including accidental needlesticks. Tyco Healthcare's
20-plus-year commitment to clinical and environmental safety
includes the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars in
product development and manufacturing. This investment has resulted
in the broadest range of products and programs available to
healthcare facilities today, as well as has provided Tyco
Healthcare with a strong portfolio of U.S. patents. Tyco Healthcare
now offers a broad array of sharps disposal products with more than
30 different safety in-room catalog items -- ranging in size from
five quarts to four gallons in several color options -- including
the SharpStar(TM) and GatorGuard(TM) Safety In-Room Containers.
Tyco Healthcare, a business segment of Tyco International, Ltd., is
a leading manufacturer, distributor and servicer of medical devices
worldwide. Its portfolio includes disposable medical supplies,
monitoring equipment, medical instruments and bulk analgesic
pharmaceuticals and chemicals. DATASOURCE: Tyco Healthcare CONTACT:
Shay Studley Toland of Tyco Healthcare, +1-508-261-8190, ; or Gwen
Fisher of Tyco International (US), Inc., +1-609-720-4392, Web site:
http://www.tyco.com/ Company News On-Call:
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