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3. Reps. revive unpopular pediatric med-tech bill spiked by the FDA
Congressional Representatives Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) introduced a bill that would require medical device makers to include pediatric information in certain FDA applications.
2. Orthopedists order billions in unneeded tests in self-defense
Orthopedic surgeons may be spending billions each year ordering unnecessary tests in order to protect themselves from potential liability lawsuits, a national survey found. More than ¾ of survey respondents said they would order fewer tests "if there was significant medical liability reform."
1. Wall St. reacts to Bard’s $371M win against Gore
A U.S. federal judge this week upheld C.R. Bard’s (NYSE:BCR) win against W.L. Gore & Associates over vascular graft patents. The court affirmed Bard’s $371 million win from a 2007 decision when an Arizona jury found that Gore willfully infringed on patents for vascular tubing.