Boston Scientific pays $100,000 to settle patent suit

Boston Scientific Corp. settled a patent-infringement suit by paying a Florida inventor $100,000 to drop his claims, according to regulatory and court filings. Dr. Shaun Samuels sued the company in 2005, claiming that a device he designed to repair the aorta, the body's largest artery, had been unlawfully stolen by a company later acquired by Boston Scientific. The Natick device maker denied the claims.
(By Stephen Heuser, Globe staff)