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ITC Seeks Comments on Section 337 Complaint on Nasal Irrigation Devices

The International Trade Commission seeks comments by March 5 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of nasal devices infringe patents held by Aardvark Medical Inc., it said in a notice to be published Feb. 25. According to the…

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complaint, the complainant is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against five Chinese and two U.S. companies to bar from entry "certain nasal devices and components thereof" that violate the complainant's patents. The complainant describes the product at issue as "a portable handheld nasal irrigation and aspiration device configured to aspirate and irrigate the nasal cavity. The nasal irrigation and aspiration device has reservoirs for the irrigant and aspirant."