In the Eye of the Storm

Over the past several years, increased public scrutiny, from both Federal agencies and the general media, have focused on the close collaborations between product companies and the physicians who help them develop and test new products, alleging that some relationships are too close leading to physicians who put personal financial gain ahead of patient care. Though it was recently cleared by the Department of Justice in a high profile whistle blower case, few companies have found themselves as closely watched as spine leader Medtronic Sofamor Danek.