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17,000 Stryker Orthopedic Devices Class 2 Recall
Stryker Corporation Orthopedic Implant Devices Recalled. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an announcement of the recall of 16,992 Stryker Corporation orthopedic implant devices because of potential damage during shipping. The recall notice lists five devices included in the recall: the rHead lateral stem and Recon … [Read more...] about 17,000 Stryker Orthopedic Devices Class 2 Recall
Case over Stryker Bone Medical Devices
Case Over Stryker Bone Medical Devices Now On The Way. For the most part, a lawsuit alleging that Stryker Corp. promoted the off-label combining of two medical devices can move forward, a Louisiana federal judge ruled. According to Law360, the plaintiff alleged that Stryker promoted the off-label combination despite being aware of … [Read more...] about Case over Stryker Bone Medical Devices
Stryker Biotech Illegal Promotion of Bone Growth Product
illegal marketing of bone growth products Stryker Biotech LLC has been indicted on federal charges of illegally marketing bone growth products called the OP-1 Implant and OP-1 Putty. According to a press release issued by the Acting U.S. Attorney in Boston, Mass., the company's former president, Mark Philip, and its current sales … [Read more...] about Stryker Biotech Illegal Promotion of Bone Growth Product
Orthopedic Docs Withheld Info About Industry Pay
Orthopedic Docs Withheld Info About Industry Pay. A new study has found that doctors who presented research last year at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons weren't always as forthcoming as they should have been about their financial relationships with the manufacturers of artificial joints. The study … [Read more...] about Orthopedic Docs Withheld Info About Industry Pay
OP-1 and Calstrux Products Faces Federal Probe
Federal Probe Against Stryker Corp. 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 to plead guilty to promoting the off-label use of the products, despite knowing that such use could lead to dangerous complications. A second … [Read more...] about OP-1 and Calstrux Products Faces Federal Probe
Stryker Sales Reps Plead Guilty
Two former Stryker sales reps will cooperate with a federal probe. Two former Stryker sales reps will cooperate with a federal probe into the company's marketing of bone growth products after reaching plea agreements with U.S. prosecutors. According to The New York Times, the sales reps pled guilty to promoting the off-label use of … [Read more...] about Stryker Sales Reps Plead Guilty
Feds Seek to Have Stryker Lawsuit Dismissed
Stryker recalled some of its hip implant components made under the popular Trident line. The Justice Department is trying to have a lawsuit filed by Stryker Corp. dismissed. The lawsuit, which was filed by the company against the federal government in August, is seeking to prevent the enforcement of a subpoena Stryker received in … [Read more...] about Feds Seek to Have Stryker Lawsuit Dismissed
Illegal Kickbacks Paid to Doctors by Medical Device Makers Alleged in Lawsuit
Medical Device Makers Paid Kickbacks To Doctors. A Pennsylvania medical supply company is suing six joint implant manufacturers over alleged illegal kickbacks to doctors. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh on Monday, alleges that the defendants blocked Intermedics-McCullough out of the market despite … [Read more...] about Illegal Kickbacks Paid to Doctors by Medical Device Makers Alleged in Lawsuit
Medical Device Kickback Probe Now Targets Doctors
Medical Device Kickbacks Investigated. Federal investigators looking into kickbacks in the orthopedic device industry have apparently set their sites on another target - doctors who received these illegal incentives. The physician investigation is just the latest chapter in the government's ongoing probe of the financial … [Read more...] about Medical Device Kickback Probe Now Targets Doctors
