In the Matter of Certain Catheter, Consoles and Other Apparatus for Cryosurgery, and Components Thereof; Notice of Investigation

Résumé

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on February 28, 2008, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of CryoCor, Inc. of San Diego, California and AMS Research Corporation of Minnetonka, Minnesota. A supplement to the complaint was filed on March 21. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain catheter, consoles and other apparatus for cryosurgery, and components thereof that infringe certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,471,694, U.S. Patent No. 6,572,610, and U.S. Patent No. RE 40,049. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order and a cease and desist order.