A joint report by MedPage Today and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel takes a look at a bone growth agent called Infuse, made by Medtronic, which has caused a number of health problems in patients who received it.
According to the report: “The story of how the product … went from revolutionary advance to public health alert is a cautionary tale that is equal parts the art of medicine and the art of the deal.”
The report describes the Infuse product as ...
continue reading...Despite Minnesota-based Medtronic’s announcement that the federal government has closed its investigation into the marketing of a bone growth agent called Infuse, the company’s legal troubles are not over.
According to an article in the Pioneer Press, a number of other legal inquiries are ongoing into claims that the company promoted Infuse for off-label uses, despite reports that such uses were causing serious and permanent injuries to patients.
They include a subpoena the California Attorney General’s office issued in 2011, and several ...
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