Pain-treating TENS device company NeuroMetrix (NSDQ:NURO) has agreed to pay at least $4 million to settle a false advertising case brought by the Federal Trade Commission FTC. The commission said today that the Woburn, Mass.-based company also agreed to stop making deceptive claims that its Quell device treats pain throughout the body when placed below the […]
FDA, FTC want to encourage competition in biologics market
The FDA and U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that they signed a joint statement to encourage collaboration in support of a robust marketplace for biological products, including the critical adoption of biosimilars and interchangeable products. The two agencies said the statement sets out to address false or misleading promotion about biosimilars within the […]
FTC upping scrutiny of proposed Stryker, Wright Medical merger
An SEC filing today showed that the Federal Trade Commission is upping its scrutiny of the proposed merger between Stryker (NYSE:SYK) and Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI) that is worth up to $4.7 billion in cash. After Stryker filed a premerger notification and report form with the FTC on Dec. 16, 2019, the FTC sent a second request to […]
FTC orders Otto Bock to divest Freedom Innovations assets from recent acquisition
The Federal Trade Commission yesterday upheld an Administrative Law Judge’s decision that stated assets in the acquisition of Freedom Innovations by Otto Bock Healthcare North America must be divested. The FTC ordered Otto Bock to divest the assets of Freedom Innovations to an FTC-approved buyer. According to the commission, both companies were top sellers of […]
Schein escapes FTC buying group probe
Henry Schein (NSDQ:HSIC) said yesterday that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission dismissed claims that it conspired with competitors to avoid giving discounts to buying groups representing dental practitioners. In February 2018, the FTC filed a complaint against Schein, Patterson (NSDQ:PDCO) and Benco alleging violations of U.S. antitrust law by conspiring to refuse to provide such discounts or to […]
FTC clears Boston Sci’s $4B purchase of BTG
The Federal Trade Commission has approved Boston Scientific’s $4 billion acquisition of British medtech company BTG (LON:BTG), according to a regulatory filing. Other antitrust authorities, such as the Federal Competition Authority of Austria and the National Authority for Markets and Competition in Spain, cleared the takeover in the past few weeks, according to the filing. […]
Judge orders Otto Bock to sell top U.S. microprocessor knee competitor
A judge has ordered prosthetics maker Otto Bock Healthcare North America to sell a competitor it acquired in 2017. Otto Bock (Austin, Texas) and smaller competitor Freedom Innovations (Irvine, Calif.) are the top U.S. sellers of microprocessor-equipped prosthetic knees, according to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which began seeking the divestiture shortly after the merger. […]
Stryker extends deadline on $1.4B K2M buy as shareholders sue
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) yesterday filed to extend the anti-trust deadline on its $1.4 billion acquisition of K2M (NSDQ:KTWO) to give the U.S. Federal Trade Commission more time to examine the deal, as shareholders filed suit to block the merger, K2M said today. The new FTC filing pushes the anti-monopoly waiting period out to Nov. 16, the Leesburg, Va.-based spinal […]
“Snake oil” BP app got high user marks despite inaccurate results
People may like mobile blood pressure apps better when the apps reveal positive results, even if those results are inaccurate 80% of the time, according to a recent study. A team of researchers who previously revealed the inaccuracy of the Instant Blood Pressure (IBP) app returned to the topic to study 81 adults who compared the app’s readings […]
FTC files complaint against Schein, Benco, Patterson over alleged denial of biz to buying groups
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission this week filed a complaint against Henry Schein (NSDQ:HSIC), Patterson (NSDQ:PDCO) and Benco alleging violations of US antitrust law by conspiring to refuse to provide discounts to or to serve buying groups representing dental practitioners, according to a new FTC posting. The three companies, which the FTC claims control more than 85% of […]
FDA, FTC warn companies over deceptive opioid cessation products
The FDA and the Federal Trade Commission have posted joint warning letters to companies that make and distribute opioid cessation products. The two watchdogs warned that the companies are illegally marketing their unapproved products as treatments or even cures for people with opioid addiction and withdrawal. Selling unapproved products as therapies for opioid addiction is […]
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