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U.S. Patent Office Issues Notice of Intent to Confirm I-Flow Corporation's Infusion Apparatus Patent.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 01-MAY-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Company Protects Key Patent for Its Market-Leading ON-Q([R]) Pain Relief System([R])

LAKE FOREST, Calif. -- I-Flow Corporation (NASDAQ: IFLO) announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has concluded its reexamination of US Patent No. 5,284,481 ("the '481 patent") and has issued a Notice of Intent to confirm its patentability. This patent covers intellectual property for the infusion apparatus used in the company's flagship ON-Q([R]) Pain Relief System([R]) and is also used as the basis for other I-Flow brands and product lines. ON-Q([R]) improves patient outcomes by continuously infusing a local anesthetic to the surgical site area or adjacent nerves following surgery. This lowers the need for narcotics, reduces length of stay and helps patients get back to normal faster.

I-Flow has vigorously enforced its patent and trade secret rights for its ON-Q([R]) Pain Relief System against Apex Medical Technologies, Inc. and...

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