Here’s a story with a slight Cyborg ring to it: An implantable brain device that can potentially restore the memory of patients with traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy and related conditions is being developed at the government’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The technology sits at the nexus of human, neuron-based memory and digital, computer chip-based memory: The device […]
Guidant continues to prove itself as Boston Scientific’s biggest legal headache. Reuters reports Boston Scientific (BSX) has agreed to pay a $30 million settlement to bring two-year civil lawsuit, and with it allegations that Guidant knowingly sold defective defibrillators used in Medicare patients, to an end. BSX bought Guidant in 2006. Guidant sold the defibrillators, which […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.