KCI Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Convatec, Boehringer

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. and Wake Forest University Health Sciences are suing Convatec Inc., Boehringer Wound Systems, LLC and Boehringer Technologies, L.P. for patent infringement in North Carolina Federal District Court for the commercialization of Engenex negative pressure wound therapy system. They allege the therapy is based on KCI’s proprietary Vacuum Assisted Closure, or V.A.C., Therapy System.

“Wake Forest and KCI are leading innovators in advanced wound care, having invested substantial resources to develop a revolutionary wound care therapy that has positively affected nearly three million patients worldwide,” said Catherine M. Burzik, president and chief executive officer of KCI. “This case will help KCI and Wake Forest to continue building upon years of innovation and continue to improve the lives of the patients we serve.”

San Antonio, TX-based Kinetic Concepts, Inc. is a global medical technology company that focuses on discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of innovative, high-technology therapies and products for the wound care, tissue regeneration and therapeutic support system markets.