OREM, Utah--Aribex has announced settlement of a patent case involving Sigma Biomedics, Dentalaire Products International, and DigiMed.

The case was brought in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah in October 2009 alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,496,178 for a hand-held X-ray device. None of the parties admitted any liability.

Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Sigma Biomedics, Dentalaire Products International and Digimed have discontinued the distribution of the Bio-Ray PROX and similar hand-held X-ray devices within the United States.

Other terms of the settlement agreement are confidential.

Commenting on the settlement, Aribex President and CEO Dr. Clark Turner, PhD, said: "We are pleased that the parties have chosen to resolve this matter amicably. We believe that this resolution is positive for Aribex, our customers, our partners, and the overall X-ray industry."

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