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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

Industry: medical equipment and supplies
Penalty Total since 2000: $7,028,935,927
Number of Records: 371
Note: The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
Stryker$1,806,798,95420
Boston Scientific Corp.$1,647,185,38819
Zimmer Biomet$1,303,482,81417
Baxter International$682,703,07936
Medtronic$531,410,63346
Becton Dickinson$407,685,09341
Smith & Nephew$95,334,0108
Orthofix Medical$95,245,0006
Medline Industries$91,887,41522
Coloplast A/S$77,313,3475

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
Baxter Healthcare Corp.Baxter Internationalprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$9,615,384
Rotech Healthcare Inc.Rotech HealthcareFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$9,680,000
Medtronic Inc.MedtronicFalse Claims Act and related2014DOJ_CIVIL$9,900,000
Hollister Inc.Hollister Inc.kickbacks and bribery2016DOJ_CIVIL$11,440,000
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc.Medtronicdrug or medical equipment safety violation2017MULTI-AG$12,000,000
AngioDynamics, Inc.AngioDynamicsFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$12,500,000
Biotronik Inc.BiotronikFalse Claims Act and related2022DOJ_CIVIL$12,950,000
Covidien LPMedtronicFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$13,000,000
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.Zimmer BiometForeign Corrupt Practices Act2017SEC$13,022,000
Stryker CorporationStrykerForeign Corrupt Practices Act2013SEC$13,200,000
NuVasive IncNuVasive Inc.False Claims Act and related2015DOJ_CIVIL$13,500,000
Orthofix InternationalOrthofix MedicalForeign Corrupt Practices Act2017SEC$14,250,000
ColoplastColoplast A/SFalse Claims Act and related2022USAO$14,547,347
B. Braun Medical Inc.B. Braun MelsungenFalse Claims Act and related2010DOJ_CIVIL$14,744,000
Baxter InternationalBaxter InternationalFalse Claims Act and related2009AL-AG$14,833,333
ACell, Inc.Integra LifeSciencesdrug or medical equipment safety violation2019USAO$15,000,000
Stryker Biotech LLCStrykerdrug or medical equipment safety violation2012USAO$15,000,000
Arthrex Inc.ArthrexFalse Claims Act and related2021DOJ_CIVIL$16,000,000
Stryker CorporationStrykerFalse Claims Act and related2007DOJ_CIVIL$16,600,000
Guidant CorporationBoston Scientific Corp.drug or medical equipment safety violation2007MULTI-AG$16,750,000
Smith & Nephew Inc.Smith & NephewForeign Corrupt Practices Act2012DOJ_CRIMINAL$16,800,000
Rotech Medical CorporationRotech HealthcareFalse Claims Act and related2002DOJ_CIVIL$17,000,000
Biomet Inc.Zimmer BiometForeign Corrupt Practices Act2012DOJ_CRIMINAL$17,200,000
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.Zimmer BiometForeign Corrupt Practices Act2017DOJ_CRIMINAL$17,400,000
Covidien LPMedtronicFalse Claims Act and related2019DOJ_CIVIL$17,477,947
ev3 Inc.Medtronicdrug or medical equipment safety violation2018DOJ_CIVIL$17,900,000
Merit Medical Systems Inc.Merit Medical SystemsFalse Claims Act and related2020DOJ_CIVIL$18,000,000
Merit Medical Systems Inc.Merit Medical SystemsFalse Claims Act and related2020MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $18,000,000
Baxter International Inc.Baxter Internationalaccounting fraud or deficiencies2022SEC$18,000,000
Baxter Healthcare CorporationBaxter Internationaldrug or medical equipment safety violation2017DOJ_CIVIL$18,158,000
Alcon Vision LLCAlcon Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$20,000,000
Baxter InternationalBaxter InternationalFalse Claims Act and related2023TX-AG$21,350,000
Medtronic Inc.Medtronicproduct safety violation2014private lawsuit-federal$22,000,000
Becton Dickinson & Company, Inc.Becton Dickinsonprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$22,000,000
Medtronic Inc.Medtronickickbacks and bribery2011FDA$23,500,000
Biomet Orthopedics Inc.Zimmer BiometFalse Claims Act and related2007USAO$26,900,000
Smith & NephewSmith & NephewFalse Claims Act and related2007USAO$28,900,000
Baxter Healthcare Corp.Baxter Internationalprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$29,750,000
Boston Scientific Corp.Boston Scientific Corp.drug or medical equipment safety violation2013FDA$30,000,000
ArthroCare CorporationSmith & Nephewaccounting fraud or deficiencies2014DOJ_CRIMINAL$30,000,000
Orthofix International NVOrthofix MedicalFalse Claims Act and related2012DOJ_CIVIL$30,000,000
GE Healthcare IncGE HealthCare TechnologiesFalse Claims Act and related2011DOJ_CIVIL$30,000,000
Gambro Healthcare Inc.Baxter InternationalFalse Claims Act and related2005MULTI-AG$37,500,000
ResMed Corp.ResMed Inc.False Claims Act and related2020USAO$37,500,000
Medtronic Inc.MedtronicFalse Claims Act and related2006DOJ_CIVIL$40,000,000
CareFusion Corp.Becton DickinsonFalse Claims Act and related2014FDA$40,100,000
CareFusionBecton Dickinsonoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2014MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $40,100,000
Hill-Rom Company Inc.Baxter InternationalFalse Claims Act and related2011USAO$41,800,000
Orthofix Inc.Orthofix MedicalFalse Claims Act and related2012DOJ_CIVIL$42,000,000
Becton Dickinson & Company, Inc.Becton Dickinsonprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
C.R. Bard Inc.Becton DickinsonFalse Claims Act and related2013DOJ_CIVIL$48,260,000
Biomet Inc.Zimmer Biometdrug or medical equipment safety violation2014private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
GAMBRO HealthcareBaxter InternationalFalse Claims Act and related2000DOJ_CIVIL$53,100,000
Coloplast A/SColoplast A/Sdrug or medical equipment safety violation2019private lawsuit-federal$59,000,000
C.R. Bard, Inc.Becton Dickinsondrug or medical equipment safety violation2020MULTI-AG$60,000,000
Baxter International Inc.Baxter Internationalprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$64,000,000
Boston Scientific Corp.Boston Scientific Corp.drug or medical equipment safety violation2005USAO$74,000,000
Medtronic Spine LLCMedtronicFalse Claims Act and related2008DOJ_CIVIL$75,000,000
OtisMed Corp.Strykerdrug or medical equipment safety violation2014FDA$79,560,000
Medline Industries Inc.Medline IndustriesFalse Claims Act and related2011private lawsuit-federal$85,000,000
Endovascular Technologies Inc.Boston Scientific Corp.False Claims Act and related2003DOJ_CIVIL$92,400,000
Zimmer Inc.Zimmer BiometFalse Claims Act and related2007USAO$169,500,000
C.R. Bard Inc.Becton Dickinsondrug or medical equipment safety violation2011private lawsuit-federal$184,000,000
Boston Scientific CorporationBoston Scientific Corp.drug or medical equipment safety violation2021MULTI-AG$188,600,000
Wright Medical GroupStrykerdrug or medical equipment safety violation2016private lawsuit-federal$240,000,000
Medtronic Inc.Medtronicdrug or medical equipment safety violation2010private lawsuit-federal$278,000,000
Guidant LLCBoston Scientific Corp.drug or medical equipment safety violation2011FDA$296,000,000
Gambro HealthcareBaxter InternationalFalse Claims Act and related2004DOJ_CIVIL$350,000,000
Boston Scientific Corp.Boston Scientific Corp.drug or medical equipment safety violation2020private lawsuit-federal$915,000,000
Sulzer MedicaZimmer Biometdrug or medical equipment safety violation2002private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000,000
Stryker Corp.Strykerdrug or medical equipment safety violation2014private lawsuit-federal$1,425,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.