Computer Motion Announces Termination of Patent Infringement Litigation Proceedings With Brookhill-Wilk.Business Editors SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2001 Computer Motion, Inc. (Nasdaq:RBOT RBOT Rotating Bomb Oxidation Test ), the world's leading developer of surgical robotic systems, today announced that the company and Brookhill-Wilk agreed to dismiss their respective claims in the patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. suit filed in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of last February. This agreement was reached in light of the recent U.S. District Court decision granting summary judgment of non-infringement in the suit Brookhill-Wilk brought against Intuitive Surgical. Computer Motion is a high-tech medical device company evolving surgical practices to enhance patient lives. The company develops, manufactures and markets proprietary computer-enhanced and robotic surgical systems that enhance surgeons' capabilities, improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. Computer Motion plays a significant role in transitioning the surgical community from current open procedures to endoscopic en·do·scope n. An instrument for examining visually the interior of a bodily canal or a hollow organ such as the colon, bladder, or stomach. en procedures that are less painful and traumatic to the patient. Computer Motion's products include the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. cleared ZEUS(R) robotic system for new minimally invasive microsurgical procedures, and the FDA cleared HERMES(TM) Control Center, a centralized system that enables the surgeon to voice control a network of "smart" medical devices. The AESOP Aesop (ē`səp, ē`sŏp), legendary Greek fabulist. According to Herodotus, he was a slave who lived in Samos in the 6th cent. B.C. and eventually was freed by his master. (TM) Robotic Endoscope endoscope, any instrument used to look inside the body. Usually consisting of a fiber-optic tube attached to a viewing device, endoscopes are used to explore and biopsy such areas as the colon and the bronchi of the lungs. Positioner is the first FDA-cleared surgical robot made commercially available in the U.S. The company's newest product, the SOCRATES Socrates (sŏk`rətēz), 469–399 B.C., Greek philosopher of Athens. Famous for his view of philosophy as a pursuit proper and necessary to all intelligent men, he is one of the great examples of a man who lived by his principles even (TM) Telecollaboration System, is designed to facilitate surgeon collaboration using video and audio conferencing, shared control of the endoscopic camera, and video annotation on the surgical image in the operating room. The company's products are CE-Marked for commercial sale in the European Community. The company's Web site is www.ComputerMotion.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the company's business and products. Actual results may differ materially depending on a number of risk factors, including the risks of competition and competing technologies, duration or suspension of clinical studies, regulatory clearances and approvals, and physician, hospital and payor acceptance of the company's products. These factors and other risks inherent in the company's business are described from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K. The company undertakes no obligation to revise the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
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