UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2005
SYNERGETICS USA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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001-10382
(Commission
File Number)
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23-2131580
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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3845 Corporate Centre Drive
O’Fallon, Missouri
(Address of principal executive offices)
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63368
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(636) 939-5100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Valley Forge Scientific Corp.
3600 Horizon Drive
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 27, 2005, Synergetics USA, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding a
lawsuit filed against the Company on October 19, 2005 by IRIDEX Corporation (“IRIDEX”) alleging
patent infringement of the IRIDEX patent entitled “Optical Fiber with Electrical Encoding” covering
its laser probe technology. IRIDEX alleges that the Company’s Quick Disconnect Laser Probes and
Adapter infringe its patent. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1 |
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Press release of Synergetics USA, Inc. dated October 27, 2005. |
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