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Tenet Healthcare And An Affiliated Hospital Agree To Pay $1.41M For Allegedly Implanting Unnecessary Cardiac Monitors

June 23, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on February 11, 2020 that Tenet Healthcare Corporation and its affiliated hospital Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC), a general medical and surgical hospital located in Palm Springs, California, have agreed to pay $1.41 million to resolve allegations that[...]

Virginia Orthopedic Surgeon Agrees To Pay $1.75M To Resolve Illegal Kickbacks Allegations

June 21, 2020

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on April 24, 2020 that an orthopedic surgeon from Newport News, Virginia has agreed to pay $1.75 million to resolve allegations that he accepted kickbacks from SpineFrontier, Inc. (“Spinefrontier”), a Massachusetts-[...]

U.S. Attorney Sues Spinal Device Company And Its Executives Alleging Kickbacks Paid To Surgeons

May 22, 2020

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on March 5, 2020 that it has settled civil health care fraud claims against five physicians, each of whom admitted to seeking and obtaining kickbacks from SpineFrontier, a provider of devices in spinal surgeries, v[...]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) And Medical Malpractice: FDA’s Warning Regarding Fraudulent Prevention/Treatment Claims

March 18, 2020

The FDA issued a press release on March 9, 2020 stating, in part: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued warning letters to seven companies for selling fraudulent COVID-19 products. These products are unapproved drugs that pose significant ri[...]

Fourteen Former Patients Sue Maryland Hospital Alleging Use Of Counterfeit Surgical Hardware

February 17, 2020

The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center and the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) have been sued by fourteen former patients who allege in their lawsuit filed on January 6, 2020 in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City that an orthopedic surgeon who works at the hosp[...]

9.1M Surgical Gowns Recalled

February 13, 2020

On January 21, 2020, “Cardinal Health informed customers of a voluntary recall for the surgical gowns produced by a contract manufacturer after discovering that some gowns were produced in unapproved locations that did not maintain proper environmental conditions as required by law, were not r[...]

FDA Issues Public Safety Notification On Exosome Products

January 21, 2020

On December 6, 2019, the FDA warned the public, especially patients, health care practitioners, and clinics, of multiple recent reports of serious adverse events experienced by patients in Nebraska who were treated with unapproved products marketed as containing exosomes. These reports were brought [...]

FDA Issues Class I Recall Of Syringe Pumps Due To Malfunctioning Alarms

January 15, 2020

The FDA has issued a Class I recall of certain Medfusion® 4000 Syringe Pumps with Firmware Version 1.7.0 manufactured by Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. because the firmware could potentially cause the low battery alarms to stop working. If the battery alarms do not work, the healthcare provider using the[...]

DNA Diagnostics Center Sued By Baltimore Man For False Paternity Test Result

December 30, 2019

A Baltimore man who was determined by DNA Diagnostics Center to be the father of a one-year-old girl based on its at-home DNA testing kit and later learned by repeat DNA testing that he was not the father has filed a lawsuit against the company, seeking $75,000 in compensatory damages for his costs [...]

FDA Warns Companies That Process And Distribute Unapproved Products Derived From Umbilical Cord Blood

December 27, 2019

On December 6, 2019, the FDA warned Liveyon Labs Inc. (“Liveyon Labs”) and Liveyon LLC for processing and distributing unapproved products derived from umbilical cord blood (PURE and PURE PRO). The FDA further warned the companies regarding significant deviations from current good tissue[...]

J & J Recalls Surgical Staplers Due To Possible Defect Linked To Serious Injuries And Death

December 17, 2019

On October 30, 2019, the FDA announced a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall for medical devices that may cause serious injuries or death, regarding Johnson and Johnson’s Ethicon subsidiary’s recall of its ECHELON FLEX™ ENDOPATH® staplers for failure to completely for[...]

Medtronic Issues Recall Of Its 6 French Sherpa NX Active Guide Catheters Due To Separation And Fragmentation Issue

December 12, 2019

Medtronic announced on October 8, 2019 that it was recalling its 6 French Sherpa NX Active Guide Catheters due to a separation and fragmentation issue. The 6 French Sherpa NX Active Guide Catheter is used to access veins and arteries inside and outside of the heart (coronary and peripheral vascular [...]

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