WASHINGTON, July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Endoscopic Technologies Inc. (Estech), a medical device manufacturer, has agreed to pay the United States $1.4 million to resolve civil claims in connection with the alleged promotion of its surgical ablation devices, the Justice Department announced today. Surgical ablation devices use focused energy to create controlled lesions or scar tissue on a patient's heart or other organs.
"The Department of Justice is committed to protecting Medicare from the unlawful marketing practices of Estech and other medical device manufacturers," said Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Civil Division. "We will continue to work with our partners at the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General's Office and the FDA Office of Chief Counsel to preserve the integrity of our public health programs."
The Southern District of Texas has also unsealed four additional qui tam lawsuits filed by relators against other surgical ablation device manufacturers. The United States continues to investigate those cases.
U.S. Department of Justice
