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Infuse Open-Access Project A Model For The Future? Medtronic Thinks So

Two independent analyses published last week on Medtronic’s Infuse biologic bone graft do not paint a positive picture for the device, but they do represent an important model for the future of open-access data analysis, both Medtronic and academic proponents say.

Medtronic touted data last week for its Infuse bone graft that is not particularly positive for the product. Not only that, it heralded the release of the data as a paradigm-shifting event.

Industry analysts don’t expect that findings from two independent analyses of the product, based on raw data handed over by...

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