Case: 21-1862 Document: 45 Page: 1 Filed: 12/09/2021

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC., Appellant

v.

REX MEDICAL, L.P., Appellee ______________________

2021-1862 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2020- 00152. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

STEVEN KATZ, Fish & Richardson, PC, Boston, MA, ar- gued for appellant. Also represented by RYAN PATRICK O'CONNOR, JOHN C. PHILLIPS, San Diego, CA.

DENA CHEN, Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA, argued for ap- pellee. Also represented by ERIK BENTON MILCH, JOSEPH VAN TASSEL, JENNIFER VOLK, Reston, VA; FRANK V. PIETRANTONIO, Washington, DC. ______________________ Case: 21-1862 Document: 45 Page: 2 Filed: 12/09/2021

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, MAYER, and CUNNINGHAM, Cir- cuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 9, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court