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Topic: Synthes

If off-label is “bad to the bone” today, could a new sales structure make tomorrow better?

If off-label is “bad to the bone” today, could a new sales structure make tomorrow better?

September 24, 2012 8:35 am by | 1 Comments

Earlier this year, I offended some when I wrote a story about Abbott Labs paying $1.5 billion to settle a Department of Justice investigation into off-label promotion.I wrote that off-label ... Read more
Synthes gets warning letter over complaint management

Synthes gets warning letter over complaint management

March 7, 2012 9:21 am by | 0 Comments

Swiss medical device manufacturer Synthes has received a warning letter from U.S. regulators taking issue with the company’s management of complaints over its devices and problems with orthopedic surgery devices.It ... Read more
Synthes suit accuses Stryker of stealing trade secrets

Synthes suit accuses Stryker of stealing trade secrets

December 29, 2011 11:58 am by | 0 Comments

Synthes is back in court, this time as the plaintiff in a lawsuit against Stryker Corp. (NYSE: SYK) accusing the Michigan-based medical device company of trying to obtain “an improper ... Read more
Synthes and the responsible corporate officer doctrine

Synthes and the responsible corporate officer doctrine

November 23, 2011 10:30 am by | 0 Comments

The sentencing of three of the four ex-directors of medical device manufacturer Synthes to terms ranging from five to nine months over the unauthorized use of bone cement in spinal ... Read more
J&J-Synthes medical device acquisition could be worth $20 billion

J&J-Synthes medical device acquisition could be worth $20 billion

April 17, 2011 9:50 am by | 0 Comments

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is in talks to buy Synthes Inc. for $20 billion, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.The Journal, citing anonymous sources with knowledge of ... Read more
Reform demands sacrifices from health industry (Morning Read)

Reform demands sacrifices from health industry (Morning Read)

December 1, 2010 7:42 am by | 0 Comments

Efforts to rein in rapidly rising healthcare costs will require new team-based payment and delivery approaches, which would demand sacrifices from hospitals, doctors and insurers, according to the Boston Globe. ... Read more
Synthes Inc. to pay $22.5M for illegal end run around FDA

Synthes Inc. to pay $22.5M for illegal end run around FDA

October 5, 2010 3:46 pm by | 0 Comments

Synthes Inc., the American division of the Swiss medical device maker, will plead guilty to federal criminal charges that its North American subsidiary Norian Corp. made an illegal end run ... Read more
Synthes USA sues former sales rep, Biomet for stealing customers

Synthes USA sues former sales rep, Biomet for stealing customers

September 9, 2010 12:11 pm by | 0 Comments

Synthes USA slapped a former sales rep and Biomet Inc. with a lawsuit accusing them of colluding to steal customers from the sales rep's Ohio territory. The suit alleges that ... Read more
FDA: warnings, recall for diagnostic equipment and two devices

FDA: warnings, recall for diagnostic equipment and two devices

February 4, 2010 11:01 am by | 0 Comments

The Food & Drug Administration issued warnings to Millipore Corp. and Cardiac Sciences Corp. and a Class I recall to Synthes USA. The FDA has concerns about one company's diagnostic ... Read more