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Stryker Hip Replacement
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...
Stryker Corp. Says it Faces Federal Probe Over OP-1 and Calstrux Products
Mar 11, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
Stryker Corp. is facing a federal probe over some of its bone growth products. The news comes just a few weeks after a Stryker sales rep agreed...
Stryker Sales Reps Plead Guilty, Agree to Cooperate with Federal Probe
Feb 20, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
Two former Stryker sales reps will cooperate with a federal probe into the company's marketing of bone growth products after reaching plea agreements...
Stryker Recalls Crania Implant Kits
Dec 26, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
Custom-made Cranial Implant Kits made by Stryker Corp. have been recalled over sterility issues. According to the Food & Drug...
Women Having Problems with Hip Device
Nov 11, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
Medical researchers internationally are concerned about the use of hip resurfacing techniques being used in women. Regardless, hip implant...
Payments to Joint Implant Doctors Continue
Oct 30, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
About one million Americans will undergo joint replacement surgery in the next year. Given that, consumers might be interested to know how much...
Feds Seek to Have Stryker Lawsuit Dismissed
Oct 28, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
The Justice Department is trying to have a lawsuit filed by Stryker Corp. dismissed. The lawsuit, which was filed by the company against the...
Lifespan and Success of Artificial Hip, Knee Implants Unpredictable
Oct 7, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
A surprising number of people who receive artificial hips and knees will need to have their joints replaced, according to a recently-released...
Study: Newer Joint Replacements Require More Revisions
Sep 3, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
It seems that newer medical techniques that are used in hip and knee replacements require revisions at a greater rate that older, established...
