MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Medical device giant Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) this week asked a Massachusetts federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the company of off-label marketing of its insulin pumps.
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Ohio clinics repay $4.4 million for unnecessary stenting | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A pair of Ohio healthcare clinics agreed to pay a collective $4.4 million to settle federal allegations that they defrauded Medicare by performing and getting reimbursement for unnecessary stenting.
EMH Regional Medical Center and North Ohio Heart Center were accused of performing "unnecessary cardiac procedures on Medicare patients, angioplasty and stent-placement procedures on patients who had heart disease but whose blood vessels were not sufficiently occluded to require the particular procedures at issue."
Alisanos slaps Medtronic with patent suit over Octopus Evolution
DOJ drops Medicare fraud case against Fresenius
The U.S. Department of Justice dropped a lawsuit against Fresenius Medical (NYSE:FMS), which was accused of overcharging Medicare for kidney dialysis services.
St. Jude and AorTech come to terms over troubled supply deal
Stryker under investigation in Poland over bribery allegations
Polish prosecutors accused medical device giant Stryker’s (NYSE:SYK) regional division of running a bribery scheme to win contracts with local hospitals, according to an Associated Press report.
The allegations preceded a thorough investigation of Stryker’s Poland arm, which included searches on offices and apartments in pursuit of evidence relating to deals forged by the company between 2003 and 2006.
Legal fights over recalled hips and transvaginal mesh begin this year | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — This year promises to be a big one for medical device legal battles, as bellwether trials for several high-profile device disputes are slated for later in 2013.
NuVasive takes on another former sales rep
Invacare gains on FDA settlement, supplies biz sale
ConvaTek claims win in UK patent battle with Smith & Nephew
ConvaTec is claiming victory in a U.K. patent battle with Smith & Nephew (FTSE:SN, NYSE:SNN) over silver wound dressings.