Essential Medical Dismisses Patent Case against Masimo and Cercacor

Masimo MASI today announced that Essential Medical Devices, Inc. dismissed all outstanding claims against Masimo in the patent case it had filed against Masimo and Cercacor. Masimo did not incur any liability to Essential Medical, and the dismissal included a covenant not to sue on the asserted patent. On August 19, 2011, Essential Medical had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Masimo and Cercacor, alleging infringement by Masimo's Rainbow technology.