Business
J&J’s Device Unit Fails to Meet Sales Expectations
(MD+DI) – The New Brunswick, NJ-based company beat Wall Street Expectations in nearly every unit – except for medical devices in 3Q18. […]
Sales
Medical Devices
How Salesmen Showed Up In Operating Rooms, And Why Hospitals Are Scrutinizing Their Presence
(NPR) – Sales reps have become integral to many surgeries that require medical device implants. But hospitals are finding that they can’t be easily shooed away. […]
Legal
Synthes Inc. files suit against former employee who left to work for competitor
(PennRecord) – A California man is alleged to be unlawfully soliciting former customers he had while employed by companies in West Chester. […]
Legal
Stryker, Zimmer Biomet settle poaching spat
(MassDevice) – Stryker and Zimmer Biomet agreed to bury the hatchet in a lawsuit Stryker brought accusing its orthopedics rival of poaching sales reps. […]
Depuy Synthes
Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy can’t stop ex-rep from working for Arthrex distributor
(MassDevice) – Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Synthes can’t stop a former sales rep from working for an Arthrex distributor in Idaho, a federal judge ruled last week. […]
Depuy Synthes
Appeals court splits Stryker-DePuy poaching beef
(MassDevice) – A federal appeals court yesterday split up a sales rep poaching dispute between Stryker and DePuy Orthopaedics, sending some claims to a California district court and others to the federal court in New Jersey. […]