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Biomet Hip Replacements
Orthopedic Docs Withheld Info About Industry Pay When Presenting Research
Oct 8, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
A new study has found that doctors who presented research last year at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons...
Kickback Charges Against Orthopedic Device Makers Dropped
Mar 31, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
Criminal charges were dismissed yesterday against several orthopedic device makers because they have fulfilled the terms of deferred prosecution...
A look inside a tissue processing plant
Jun 12, 2006
| AP
Corneas, tendons and bones from the dead, packed in bed pillow-size packages, arrive regularly by overnight delivery at Tissue Banks International. ...
Some Quit Joint Replacement Settlement
May 16, 2002
| AP
About 120 patients who experienced faulty hip and knee replacements plan to opt out of a $1 billion settlement in a class action lawsuit.Nearly 3,500...
Swiss Co. Seeks to Settle U.S. Suits
Mar 14, 2002
| AP
Swiss medical technology company Sulzer Medica AG said Thursday that it has submitted a final $1 billion proposal to settle thousands of U.S....
Sulzer, Sulzer Medica Reach Deal on Liabilities Related to U.S. Claims
Feb 25, 2002
| Wall Street Journal
Sulzer AG and its former unit Sulzer Medica (NYSE: SM - news) AG have reached an agreement on the future financial obligations stemming from U.S....
Some Quit Joint Replacement Settlement
Jan 1, 2002
| AP
About 120 patients who experienced faulty hip and knee replacements plan to opt out of a $1 billion settlement in a class action lawsuit.Nearly 3,500...
Artificial hips under recall over joint ball
Sep 15, 2001
| AP
Hundreds of artificial hips are being recalled because one piece - the joint ball - is made of a ceramic that may suddenly crack. It is the second...
Texas Medical-Device Co. Faces Suit
Jun 14, 2001
Medical-device maker Sulzer Orthopedics, facing 700 lawsuits over a hip-replacement part it recalled last year, has been sued by a man who says his...
Hip Replacement Patients May Face More Surgery
Jan 17, 2001
| CNN
Rhonda Silva used to take long walks with her husband. Now she's confined to her Oakland, California, apartment, immobile for ten months with...
