Device Makers Use Preemption
Device Makers Have Sought Preemption in Liability Lawsuits. What is Preemption? Preemption is legal concept that a number of medical device makers have used in liability lawsuits that have been filed over devices that received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. While several device makers have sought preemption in … [Read more...] about Device Makers Use Preemption
For Doctors, Relationships with Drug and Device Makers Raise Conflicts of Interest
Doctors Relationship With A Drug or Device Makers. The director of the leukemia program at the Cleveland Clinic, in a post for the New York Times' Well blog, doctors who have relationship with drug or device maker. Dr. Mikkael Sekeres used the example of his mother-in-law's hip replacement surgery to illustrate the … [Read more...] about For Doctors, Relationships with Drug and Device Makers Raise Conflicts of Interest
Device Makers Push Product Guarantees Due to Slow Sales, but How Patients will Benefit is Unclear
Medical device manufacturers are trying to boost their sales by making bigger product guarantees, Reuters reports. Companies are offering more compensation to hospitals if their devices do not perform properly. According to Reuters, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson and St. Jude Medical are among the first to beef up product … [Read more...] about Device Makers Push Product Guarantees Due to Slow Sales, but How Patients will Benefit is Unclear
Kickback Charges Against Orthopedic Device Makers Dropped
Charges Against Orthopedic Device Makers Were Dropped. Criminal charges were dismissed yesterday against several orthopedic device makers because they have fulfilled the terms of deferred prosecution agreements they reached with U.S. prosecutors a year and half ago. According to Dow Jones News Wire, Zimmer Holdings Inc., Johnson … [Read more...] about Kickback Charges Against Orthopedic Device Makers Dropped
Device Makers Favor Comparisons, Expresses Their Preference
Dow Jones reported that the industry supports the comparison only. Comparative Effectiveness, a component of the just-passed economic stimulus plan, is allegedly receiving favor by some top executives in the medical device industry. Not everyone agrees. Dow Jones reported that the industry supports the comparison only as long as … [Read more...] about Device Makers Favor Comparisons, Expresses Their Preference
Device Makers and Doctors: Relationships Far Too Cozy
Doctor Receives Thousands From Device Makers. Dr. Patrick Chan>, a back doctor in Arkansas, was at the center of an FBI investigation that involved him receiving thousands of dollars in kickbacks such as computers, cash, and a honeymoon from medical device makers. Chan was convicted on criminal charges for soliciting … [Read more...] about Device Makers and Doctors: Relationships Far Too Cozy
