Federal Grand Jury Indicts Vascular Solutions CEO

A federal grand jury in Texas indicted the CEO of Minnesota-based medical device maker Vascular Solutions Inc. Thursday on charges he conspired to sell a varicose-vein treatment device for unapproved uses.

Howard Root, 53, was indicted on nine counts of conspiracy and introducing an unapproved and adulterated medical device into interstate commerce, the Star Tribune ( http://strib.mn/1wYLGc6 ) reported. The company Root co-founded, Vascular Solutions, also was indicted.

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