Abbott Laboratories et al. vs. MIRACOR MEDICAL SA

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-00116 filed by Abbott Laboratories et al. on 2024-11-27. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-00116

Filing Date

2024-11-27

Accorded Filing Date

2024-11-27

Institution Decision Date

2025-06-11

Last Modified Date

2026-08-17

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2026-06-11

Trial Status

Final Written Decision

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Abbott Laboratories et al.

Represented By

BORDER, SCOTTet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

MIRACOR MEDICAL SA

Represented By

Larsen, Joshuaet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 3700 - Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 18308958

Respondent Patent Number 11754077

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Werner Mohl

Respondent Tech Center TC 3700 - Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

38 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Barnes & Thornburg LLP (MI)

Customer Number 95668

Address 225 South Sixth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN, 55402-4662, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
31236	Jason Bernstein	404-264-4040
33231	Thomas Donovan	312-214-8329
34401	G Nichols	312-214-4832
35977	Grant Peters	312-214-8332
36378	Mark Stignani	651-343-2055
37154	Paul Hunt	317-231-7453
37394	Jeffrey Michael	616-742-3925
38833	John Breen	434-220-2866
39679	Gerard Gallagher	574-233-1171
40965	Gregory Cooper	260-425-4660
41277	Scott Rothenberger	612-367-8707
41603	Shawn Bauer	317-231-7313
41844	Christine Mccarthy	202-371-6371
43830	Mark Nelson	214-258-4140
43973	Mark Vrla	312-222-9350
43984	Michael Wever	260-425-4665
44008	Daniel Albers	312-214-8311
44731	Mark Hagedorn	312-357-1313
47193	Gene Yao	212-309-1030
47976	Jeffrey Stone	612-604-6534
51093	Mark Nahnsen	312-357-1313
55620	Scott Simmonds	317-236-1313
55795	Michael Leinauer	317-231-7807
60202	Glen Kellett	317-261-7959
61302	Eric Williams	317-231-7801
62761	Joshua Larsen	317-231-6422
64217	Noel Gordanier	612-367-8743
64816	Robert Gerhart	612-367-8781
66276	Adam Kaufmann	312-214-8319
67738	Christopher Hoff	612-367-8729
71367	Angela Freeman	317-231-7479
71457	Kyle Forgue	312-214-4841
71668	Phillip Scaletta	317-236-1313
71944	Steven Shipe	202-408-6924
73510	Renee Danega	202-371-6370
74382	Alex Nagorniy	617-439-2317
76817	Dominic Yobbi	317-229-3145
79502	Chloe Margulis	646-746-2405

Proceeding Documents

140

JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining No Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) Dismissing Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude Evidence 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(c) FINAL

2026-06-11 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

2026-04-09 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Order Conduct of the Proceeding ORDER

2026-03-12 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Objection to Petitioner's Demonstrative OTHER

2026-03-04 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Petitioner's Exhibit List NOTICE

2026-03-04 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Abbott Laboratories et al. vs. MIRACOR MEDICAL SA

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Abbott Laboratories et al.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

MIRACOR MEDICAL SA

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining No Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) Dismissing Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude Evidence 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(c) FINAL

Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

Order Conduct of the Proceeding ORDER

Patent Owner's Objection to Petitioner's Demonstrative OTHER

Petitioner's Exhibit List NOTICE

Ex. 1054 - Petitioner's Hearing Demonstratives Exhibit

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Patent Owner Miracor Medical SA’s Oral Argument Demonstratives Exhibit

Patent Owner's Exhibit List NOTICE

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

ORDER Rescheduling Oral Argument 37 C.F.R. § 42.70 ORDER

Petitioner's Notice of Intent to Designate a Provisionally Recognized PTAB Attorney as Back-up Counsel (Corrected) NOTICE

Declaration of Nimalka Wickramasekera in Support of Pro Hac Vice Admission (Corrected) Exhibit

Updated Petitioner's Power of Attorney NOTICE

Ex. 3003 Exhibit

Notice: Patent Owner's LEAP Request GRANTED (Kevin J. Boyle) NOTICE

Order: Oral Argument Rescheduling ORDER

Order: ORDER Conditionally Granting Petitioner’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Kevin J. Boyle 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 ORDER

Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion to Correct Clerical Error in Sur-Reply MOTION

Patent Owner's Reply in Support of Motion to Exclude Evidence REPLY

Petitioner's Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Kevin Boyle MOTION

Ex. 1052 - Decl. of Kevin Boyle ISO PHV Exhibit

Order: Hearing Order ORDER

Petitioner's Response to Patent Owner's Motion to Exclude Evidence OPPOSITION

Patent Owner's Motion to Exclude Evidence MOTION

Chart of Petitioner’s Reliance on Positioning at Apex of Heart Exhibit

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Petitioner's Reply OTHER

Tomohiro Nishinaka et al., The DuraHeart VAD, a Magnetically Levitated Centrifugal Pump: The University of Vienna Bridge-to-Transplant Experience, 70 Circulation Journal 1421–1425 (2006) Exhibit

HeartWare HVAD System: Instructions for Use (2018) Exhibit

Jeffrey A. LaRose et al., Design Concepts and Principle of Operation of the HeartWare Ventricular Assist System, American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) Journal 285–289 (2010) Exhibit

Transcript of Deposition of Dr. Georg Wieselthaler (January 15, 2026) Exhibit

Georg M. Wieselthaler, Ventricular Assist Devices: The Future is Now, University of California, San Francisco Exhibit

Transcript of Second Deposition of Peter Crosby (January 8, 2026) Exhibit

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument MOTION

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument MOTION

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Dr. Georg Wieselthaler NOTICE

Patent Owner's Notice of Stipulation Regarding Due Date 3 NOTICE

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Peter Crosby NOTICE

Patent Owner's Objections to Evidence Served with Petitioner's Reply OTHER

Ex. 1050 - Potapov et al., The MicroMed DeBakey VAD—Part I: The Pump and the Blood Flow, JECT. 2003;35:274–283 Exhibit

Ex. 1040 - Transcript of Cross-Examination of Boris Leschinsky (December 10, 2025) Exhibit

Ex. 1033 - Leschinsky, et al., The CorInnova Implantable Cardiac Assist System for Direct Cardiac Compression, Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022; 23(6): 211 Exhibit

Ex. 1034 - Abiomed, Inc., v. WhiteSwell Medical Ltd., PGR2021-00107, Ex. 2006, Declaration of Boris Leschinsky Exhibit

Ex. 1042 - Second Declaration of Peter Crosby Exhibit

Ex. 1045 - Transcript of Cross-Examination of Dr. Robert Gallegos (December 15, 2025) Exhibit

Ex. 1035 - U.S. Patent No. 10,926,069 Exhibit

PETITIONER’S REPLY TO PATENT OWNER’S RESPONSE REPLYTOOPP

Ex, 1048 - FEP Medical Policy Manual, Total Artificial Hearts and Implantable Ventricular Assist Devices (January 2024) Exhibit

Ex. 1044 - HeartWare Announcement: First Human Implant of HeartWare’s HVAD, March 2006 Exhibit

Ex. 1047 - CV of Dr. Georg Wieselthaler Exhibit

Ex. 1049 - Wieselthaler G. My Journey with the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device- An Obituary. The VAD Journal. 2022; 8(1) Exhibit

Ex. 1046 - Hoshi, et al., “Third-generation Blood Pumps With Mechanical Noncontact Magnetic Bearings,” Artificial Organs 30(5):324–338 (2006) Exhibit

Ex. 1039 - Gallegos, et al., Animal Models for Cardiac Research, In: Iaizzo, P.A. (eds) Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices. Humana Press (2005) Exhibit

Ex. 1036 - Miracor’s Supplemental Infringement Contentions, Ex. D - Claim Chart for U.S. Patent No. 11,572,879, dated May 28, 2024 Exhibit

Ex. 1038 - Duplicate of Ex. 1015, introduced during cross-examination of Dr. Gallegos Exhibit

Ex. 1041 - First Declaration of Dr. Wieselthaler Exhibit

Ex. 1043 - LinkedIn profile of Kevin Bourque Exhibit

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Dr. Robert Gallegos NOTICE

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Boris Leschinsky NOTICE

NOTICE OF STIPULATION REGARDING DUE DATES 2 AND 3 NOTICE

Richard Wampler et al., A Sealless Centrifugal Blood Pump with Passive Magnetic and Hydrodynamic Bearings, 23 Artificial Organs 780–784 (1999) Exhibit

Transcript of Deposition of Peter Crosby (September 4, 2025) Exhibit

Patent Owner's Response to Petition RESPONSE

Donald Esmore et al., VentrAssist Left Ventricular Assist Device: Clinical Trial Results and Clinical Development Plan Update, 32 European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 735–744 (2007) Exhibit

Milad Hosseinipour et al., Rotary Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems, 4 Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, 1–24 (2017) Exhibit