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First, the Court must construe the claims of the asserted patent to determine their scope and meaning as a matter of law

To establish literal infringement, the patent holder must prove that the accused product contains every limitation set forth in the properly construed claim

605, 609 (1950) (equivalence must be assessed in the context of the specific claim limitation at issue)

The surgeon must affirmatively overcome the spring bias by applying manual force to deploy the blade