Warsaw Orthopedic Inc. is an operating company in the medical device industry, headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, a globally recognized center for orthopedic manufacturing. The company traces its origins back to Carlin Manufacturing, established in the late 1950s, which evolved into Warsaw Orthopedic in 1982. It later became part of Medtronic through a series of acquisitions and mergers, and is now often referred to as Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. dba Medtronic SOFAMOR DANEK. Medtronic, a major spinal implant manufacturing facility, also has a significant presence in Warsaw.
The company specializes in manufacturing orthopedic devices, with a focus on spinal implants and surgical instrumentation. Its product offerings include items like the ATLANTIS Element Express Kit, designed for cervical spine surgery, which contains components such as a hex-head screwdriver, bone plate, and bone screws.
Warsaw Orthopedic Inc. demonstrates a patent-litigation posture typical of an operating company defending its products. The company is currently involved in one tracked case as a defendant, Moskowitz Family LLC v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek Inc. et al., filed in the Minnesota District Court. This indicates they are defending against allegations of patent infringement rather than initiating suits to assert patents.
The notable case, Moskowitz Family LLC v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek Inc. et al., involves Warsaw Orthopedic Inc. as a co-defendant alongside other Medtronic entities. The plaintiff, Moskowitz Family LLC, is a patent-holding entity associated with the innovations of spinal surgeon and inventor Dr. Norman Moskowitz, asserting a portfolio of patents directed at spinal implant and interbody fusion technologies, characterizing them as a patent assertion entity (NPE).