Mallinckrodt, Inc. v. Masimo Corp.

Memorandum of Decision and Order RE:

1. Claim Construction

2. Motion to Strike Masimo’s Declarations

I. Introduction

This is a patent infringement suit in which all the patents-in-suit relate to pulse oximetry. Plaintiffs/C ounterdefendants Mallinckrodt Inc. and Nellcor Puritan Bennett, Inc. (collectively, “Nellcor”) assert six separate patents. Defen-dani/Counterclaimant Masimo Corp. (“Ma-simo”) asserts five patents. A list of these patents follows.

Masimo Patents

• 6,206,830 B1 — Signal Processing Apparatus and Method (Mar. 27, 2001)

• 6,157,850 — Signal Processing Apparatus (Dec. 5, 2000)

• 6,263,222 B1 — Signal Processing Apparatus (Jul. 17, 2001)

• 5,769,785 — Signal Processing Apparatus and Method (Jun. 23,1998)

• 5,490,505 — Signal Processing Apparatus (Feb. 13,1996)

Mallinckrodt / Nellcor Patents

• 4,621,643 — Calibrated Optical Oxime-ter Probe (Nov. 11,1986)

• 4,653,498 — Pulse Oximeter Monitor (Apr. 18,1989)

• 4,700,708 — Calibrated Optical Oxime-ter Probe (Oct. 20,1987)

• 5,078,136 — Method and Apparatus for Calculating Arterial Oxygen Saturation Based Plethysmographs Including Transients (Jan. 7,1992)

• 5,807,247 — Method and Apparatus for Facilitating…