Medical-Device Makers Paid 1,805 Consultants, Some Over $1M

The five biggest makers of hip- and knee-implant devices have disclosed the names of 1,805 medical consultants they paid this year, including several doctors from the Indianapolis area and 46 doctors or organizations that received $1 million or more. The companies posted the names on their Web sites under Sept. 27 agreements with U.S. prosecutors to settle claims that they paid kickbacks to surgeons who used their products.

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