Univ. of Ill. Settles Transplant Claims
Transplant Claims Settlement. The University of Illinois at Chicago paid more than $2.3 million Monday to settle a whistleblower suit that alleged fraud in its liver-transplant program, officials said. The federal and state governments collected twice the actual damages under the settlement, which also funneled the maximum … [Read more...]
DePuy ASR Hip Implant Designer, Surgeon would have Blocked Approval
DePuy ASR Hip Implant Approval. DePuy Orthopaedics ASR metal-on-metal hip implant would have not been approved. One of the designers of the DePuy Orthopaedics ASR metal-on-metal hip implant told jurors this week that he would have never agreed to approve the device had he been aware of an early failure rate in excess of 20 … [Read more...]
Medtronic-Paid Spine Surgeon Resigns From Medical Group Board
Dr. David Polly, a prominent spine surgeon whose financial relationship with Medtronic Inc. had recently come under scrutiny, has resigned from the board of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. As we've reported previously, Polly had come under fire for not disclosing his relationship with Medtronic when he testified … [Read more...]
Surgeon in Medtronic Infuse Study Scandal Resigns
Timothy R. Kuklo, the former Army surgeon who has been accused of falsifying data in a study of Medtronic Inc.'s Infuse Bone Graft, has resigned from his post at Washington University Medical School, according to The New York Times. As we’ve reported previously, the study, which Kuklo conducted during his tenure at Walter Reed … [Read more...]
UCLA Surgeon Didn’t Report Industry Payments
UCLA Surgeon Fails To Dislose Industry Payments. The relationships and finances exchanged between Industry and researchers have long been making the news and point to a bias in which patients are often not the prime concern. In a growing trend of reports of physicians and researchers failing to disclose Industry payments, the Wall … [Read more...]
Jury Awards $5.6 Million to Man Who Had Screwdriver Shaft Implanted In His Back by Surgeon
Surgeon Inserted Titanium Rods In Patients Back Were "Missing." During an operation on January 29, 2001, it was discovered that the titanium rods the patient, Arturo Iturralde, was to have inserted in his back were "missing." Despite strong warnings from one of the surgical nurses and an assurance from the supplier (Medtronic … [Read more...]
Frequently Sued Surgeon Changes His Name
A Former Gastric Bypass Surgeon Who Is Facing Dozens Of Lawsuits Has Changed His Name. According to a report from WWAY News Channel 3 (www.wwaytv3.com) in Wilmington, North Carolina, a former gastric bypass surgeon, who is facing dozens of lawsuits for medical malpractice, has changed his name. Formerly Dr. Steven Olchowski, Dr. … [Read more...]
