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Biomet looks to score DePuy's trauma biz for $280M
The merger and acquisition trend in the device arena seems to be carrying over from 2011. Biomet has made a binding offer to acquire the worldwide trauma business of DePuy Orthopaedics for about $280 million.
J&J sold troubled hip implant internationally even as FDA nixed it
Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics division may be setting themselves up for many more lawsuits over metal-on-metal hip replacements, The New York Times reports. That's because the...
U.K. regulators launch metal hip investigation
Anxiety is likely on the rise this week among the more than 30,000 British patients who have metal-on-metal hip replacements. That's because the U.K. regulators have launched an investigation as...
Lawmakers seek recall info from Medtronic, 4 others
Three U.S. senators have fired off investigative letters to 5 devicemakers seeking information on how the companies conduct post-market surveillance, as well as on how they manage recalls when a...
Stryker unit suing Wright Medical, 2 others over patent
Stryker 's Howmedica Osteonics unit is hauling three device makers to court, accusing them of infringing a patent for a surgical implant used in hip replacements. Wright Medical Technology , as well as
Report: EU needs to do more to ensure device safety
EU regulators have not done enough to ensure the safety of medical devices before they are approved for widespread use, according to a British Medical Journal and Channel 4 Dispatches investigation.
FDA asks companies for studies of artificial hips
The FDA has asked 20 devicemakers, including Stryker, Zimmer and the embattled Johnson and Johnson, to investigate whether their hip implants raise the level of metal in patients' blood to dangerous
Databases track patients with artificial knees, hips
To avoid another recall like the one Johnson & Johnson's Depuy unit experienced in 2010, two doctors' groups have developed databases to track the success rates of artificial hips and knees in
Depuy pays $7.9 million to end UK bribe case
Johnson & Johnson's DePuy International unit has agreed to pay about $7.9 million to end a UK probe into whether it paid bribes to Greek officials to win contracts to supply orthopedic products.
