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Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft Subject to Possible U.S. Senate Investigation

December 19, 2011 – 11:46 am Comments Off | 2,139 views

U.S. Senators Charles Grassley, Richard Blumenthal and Herb Kohl have introduced the Medical Device Patient Safety Act, designed to give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tools to better monitor post-market performance of new medical …

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Report: Medtronic Omits Name While Providing Consultant Information to U.S. Senate Inquiry

May 21, 2009 – 9:49 pm | No Comment | 393 views
Report: Medtronic Omits Name While Providing Consultant Information to U.S. Senate Inquiry

The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley expressed concern over the fact that a consultant list provided to him by Medtronic Inc. doesn’t include a doctor accused of falsifying data in a favorable study of the company’s Infuse bone-graft product.

Medtronic Is Sued Over Infuse Bone Product

December 3, 2008 – 9:43 pm | 2 Comments | 631 views
Medtronic Is Sued Over Infuse Bone Product

As reported in The Wall Street Journal, the family of a California woman who received an off-label Infuse bone graft in a neck surgery and allegedly died from Infuse-related complications has filed a lawsuit against Infuse manufacturer Medtronic Inc.