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Hip implant maker claims surgical funder inflated patients' bills
2015-09-28 08:05:50| Biotech - Topix.net
A unit of Johnson & Johnson that makes artificial hips has accused a surgical funding company of seeking excessive profits from financing surgery for patients suing over the devices. The claim by DePuy Orthopaedics marks the first time that a device maker in the multibillion-dollar litigation over faulty hip replacements has publicly raised concerns about the controversial business of surgical funding, which has increasingly become a part of mass litigation over medical devices.
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Category:Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals