Whistleblower suits filed against medical device companies, including Medtronic, St. Jude Medical - San Francisco Business Times:

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A Houston court unsealed documents related to the legal complaintzson Tuesday. Other companies namec in the suitinclude , a Natick, Mass.-baseed firm with operations in Maple Grovwe and Arden Hills, and , of San Ramon, Calif. Endoscopidc has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle a claim filed bythe U.S. Justice Fridley-based Medtronic said in a statementr that the unsealing of the document isa "normal step in the process set forth in the statute for the handlingf of these kinds of cases." "As with all litigationh matters, this case will run its course throughy the judicial process, where Medtronicc will file its responses and argue its the company stated.
Officials from Boston Scientifif andLittle Canada-based St. Jude Medical couldn’g immediately be reached for commentWednesday morning. The recentf allegations accuse the device companies of marketingy products used to removre scar tissue as treatments for atrial an abnormalheart rhythm. Federal regulators had not approved the use of the devices as a means to addressatrial fibrillation.