Michael Barbella, Managing Editor01.28.23
A little something for everyone.
That mantra drove the bulk of ODT website traffic this past week, as stories detailing wrongdoing, funding, product approvals and releases, and personnel generated the most website clicks.
Leading the charge by far was DePuy Synthes Inc.'s resolution of kickback allegations with the U.S. government. The J&J-owned company has agreed to pay approximately $9.75 million to resolve accusations that it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act by providing free products to a Massachusetts-based surgeon. According to the settlement agreement, DePuy gave the unnamed surgeon its products, including implants and instruments, such as cages, rods, screws, plates and modular access and retraction systems from July 2013 through February 2018. The surgeon performed more than 20 surgeries over the course of multiple trips to six countries, specifically, Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. In many of these surgeries, the surgeon used DePuy products, worth thousands of dollars, that company sales representatives provided to him free of charge.
New products from ZetrOZ Systems and icotec drove a good amount of site traffic, too: ZetrOZ by introducing its newest innovation, the sam x1, a device for delivering high-quality, effective soft tissue and injury healing capabilities at home. Designed for ergonomics and ultrasound delivery to increase circulation and promote soft tissue healing, sam x1 delivers 33 times more energy than a bone-growth stimulator after just one hour of treatment.
icotec attracted cybervisitors with the FDA clearance for its VADER pedicle system of Ø 4.5 mm pedicle screws and extended long carbon/PEEK rods made from the firm’s proprietary BlackArmor carbon/PEEK composite material. The extended VADER pedicle system maintains the indications for open, MIS, and cement-augmented surgical techniques, with added options to stabilize the spine’s upper-thoracic region.
Also amassing page views was Xtremity's $8.1 million infusion of new funding, and Hangar Inc.'s new CEO. The orthotic and prosthetic services and solutions company has tapped COO Pete Stoy to replace chairman/CEO Vinit Asar who will retire as chief executive on May 1 after more than a decade in the position.
That mantra drove the bulk of ODT website traffic this past week, as stories detailing wrongdoing, funding, product approvals and releases, and personnel generated the most website clicks.
Leading the charge by far was DePuy Synthes Inc.'s resolution of kickback allegations with the U.S. government. The J&J-owned company has agreed to pay approximately $9.75 million to resolve accusations that it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act by providing free products to a Massachusetts-based surgeon. According to the settlement agreement, DePuy gave the unnamed surgeon its products, including implants and instruments, such as cages, rods, screws, plates and modular access and retraction systems from July 2013 through February 2018. The surgeon performed more than 20 surgeries over the course of multiple trips to six countries, specifically, Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. In many of these surgeries, the surgeon used DePuy products, worth thousands of dollars, that company sales representatives provided to him free of charge.
New products from ZetrOZ Systems and icotec drove a good amount of site traffic, too: ZetrOZ by introducing its newest innovation, the sam x1, a device for delivering high-quality, effective soft tissue and injury healing capabilities at home. Designed for ergonomics and ultrasound delivery to increase circulation and promote soft tissue healing, sam x1 delivers 33 times more energy than a bone-growth stimulator after just one hour of treatment.
icotec attracted cybervisitors with the FDA clearance for its VADER pedicle system of Ø 4.5 mm pedicle screws and extended long carbon/PEEK rods made from the firm’s proprietary BlackArmor carbon/PEEK composite material. The extended VADER pedicle system maintains the indications for open, MIS, and cement-augmented surgical techniques, with added options to stabilize the spine’s upper-thoracic region.
Also amassing page views was Xtremity's $8.1 million infusion of new funding, and Hangar Inc.'s new CEO. The orthotic and prosthetic services and solutions company has tapped COO Pete Stoy to replace chairman/CEO Vinit Asar who will retire as chief executive on May 1 after more than a decade in the position.