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3. Orthofix settles Mexico bribery beef for $7.4M, avoids criminal charges
Orthofix paid federal regulators a total of about $7.4 million to settle bribery charges stemming from a Mexican former distributor.
2. Joint down, spine up: Trends in orthopedics
Group purchasing organization Novation reports on recent trends in orthopedic products, finding upward momentum in spinal devices but slowing growth in U.S. joint markets.
1. FDA warns on Covidien’s liquid embolic system following 9 patient deaths
The FDA warns that the Onyx liquid embolic system made by Covidien subsidiary ev3 may be linked to 9 patient deaths due to delivery catheters that became stuck in patients’ brains.
