John Fauber of MedPageToday and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that about 1,000 people have sued Medtronic over its bone-protein Infuse, used in spinal surgery.
Fauber has gone after Medtronic like a bulldog, and the lawsuits suggest that his articles might be having an effect.
"The patient lawsuits, which were detailed in a recent securities filing by the company, are the latest development in a decade-long saga of a product that has been at the center of investigations, both scientific and legal, as well as a long list of conflict-riddled research done by physicians who received millions of dollars in royalties from Medtronic, while publishing highly favorable articles about Infuse," he writes in this latest story. (The link to the Journal Sentinel is here.)
"Some court rulings have led to dismissals and others have limited claims," Fauber writes. He quotes a Medtronic spokeswoman who ways, "Medtronic stands behind Infuse bone graft and will vigorously defend it in court."
-Paul Raeburn
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