DePuy Orthopaedics inched a step closer to Food & Drug Administration approval of its experimental ceramic-on-metal hip replacement implant, after a federal watchdog agency review of the device indicated it’s no better or worse than already-approved implant technologies, according to news reports.
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Orthopedic device makers clear kickback charges after 18 months of good behavior
Four orthopedic device makers cleared federal criminal charges and a fifth “satisfactorily completed” its non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s office in Newark, the Dow Jones news service reported.