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Former Acclarent Execs Convicted Of Misdemeanors In Off-Label Case

 
• By Elizabeth Orr

Two former executives from J&J's Acclarent division were found not guilty of felony charges but convicted on misdemeanor counts. Prior to being acquired by J&J, Acclarent allegedly marketed its Relieva Stratus sinus dilation device as a steroid-delivery system, even though the FDA had cleared the device only to deliver saline.

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William Facteau and Patrick Fabian were found guilty of misdemeanors in the Acclarent off-label marketing case.

A federal jury in Boston found two former medical device executives guilty on 10 counts of distribution of adulterated or misbranded medical devices, but acquitted them on related felony charges.

The men, former Acclarent Inc. CEO William Facteau and former vice president of sales Patrick Fabian, were found not...

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