Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page
Industry:
medical equipment and supplies
Penalty Total since 2000:
$2,255,941,776
Number of Records:
286
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 Parent Companies | Total Penalty $ | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | $541,074,202 | 15 |
| Baxter International | $495,904,346 | 20 |
| Zimmer Biomet | $246,074,182 | 13 |
| Medtronic | $230,857,025 | 39 |
| Becton Dickinson | $155,910,238 | 28 |
| Stryker | $141,794,755 | 17 |
| Orthofix Medical | $95,245,000 | 6 |
| Smith & Nephew | $87,020,000 | 6 |
| Hill-Rom | $41,835,100 | 2 |
| ResMed Inc. | $37,500,000 | 2 |
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
| Company | Parent | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambro Healthcare | Baxter International | False Claims Act and related | 2004 | DOJ_CIVIL | $350,000,000 |
| Guidant LLC | Boston Scientific | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2011 | FDA | $296,000,000 |
| Zimmer Inc. | Zimmer Biomet | False Claims Act and related | 2007 | USAO | $169,500,000 |
| Endovascular Technologies Inc. | Boston Scientific | False Claims Act and related | 2003 | DOJ_CIVIL | $92,400,000 |
| OtisMed Corp. | Stryker | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2014 | FDA | $79,560,000 |
| Medtronic Spine LLC | Medtronic | False Claims Act and related | 2008 | DOJ_CIVIL | $75,000,000 |
| Boston Scientific Corp. | Boston Scientific | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2005 | USAO | $74,000,000 |
| C.R. Bard, Inc. | Becton Dickinson | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2020 | MULTI-AG | $60,000,000 |
| GAMBRO Healthcare | Baxter International | False Claims Act and related | 2000 | DOJ_CIVIL | $53,100,000 |
| C.R. Bard Inc. | Becton Dickinson | False Claims Act and related | 2013 | DOJ_CIVIL | $48,260,000 |
| Orthofix Inc. | Orthofix Medical | False Claims Act and related | 2012 | DOJ_CIVIL | $42,000,000 |
| Hill-Rom Company Inc. | Hill-Rom | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | USAO | $41,800,000 |
| CareFusion Corp. | Becton Dickinson | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | FDA | $40,100,000 |
| CareFusion | Becton Dickinson | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2014 | MULTI-AG | (*) $40,100,000 |
| Medtronic Inc. | Medtronic | False Claims Act and related | 2006 | DOJ_CIVIL | $40,000,000 |
| Gambro Healthcare Inc. | Baxter International | False Claims Act and related | 2005 | MULTI-AG | $37,500,000 |
| ResMed Corp. | ResMed Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2020 | USAO | $37,500,000 |
| Boston Scientific Corp. | Boston Scientific | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2013 | FDA | $30,000,000 |
| ArthroCare Corporation | Smith & Nephew | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2014 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $30,000,000 |
| Orthofix International NV | Orthofix Medical | False Claims Act and related | 2012 | DOJ_CIVIL | $30,000,000 |
| Smith & Nephew | Smith & Nephew | False Claims Act and related | 2007 | USAO | $28,900,000 |
| Biomet Orthopedics Inc. | Zimmer Biomet | False Claims Act and related | 2007 | USAO | $26,900,000 |
| Medtronic Inc. | Medtronic | kickbacks and bribery | 2011 | FDA | $23,500,000 |
| LifeWatch Services Inc. | BioTelemetry Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2012 | DOJ_CIVIL | $18,500,000 |
| Baxter Healthcare Corporation | Baxter International | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2017 | DOJ_CIVIL | $18,158,000 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc. | Merit Medical Systems | False Claims Act and related | 2020 | DOJ_CIVIL | $18,000,000 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc. | Merit Medical Systems | False Claims Act and related | 2020 | MULTI-AG | (*) $18,000,000 |
| ev3 Inc. | Medtronic | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2018 | DOJ_CIVIL | $17,900,000 |
| Covidien LP | Medtronic | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | DOJ_CIVIL | $17,477,947 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. | Zimmer Biomet | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2017 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $17,400,000 |
| Biomet Inc. | Zimmer Biomet | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2012 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $17,200,000 |
| Rotech Medical Corporation | Rotech Healthcare | False Claims Act and related | 2002 | DOJ_CIVIL | $17,000,000 |
| Smith & Nephew Inc. | Smith & Nephew | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2012 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $16,800,000 |
| Guidant Corporation | Boston Scientific | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2007 | MULTI-AG | $16,750,000 |
| Stryker Corporation | Stryker | False Claims Act and related | 2007 | DOJ_CIVIL | $16,600,000 |
| Stryker Biotech LLC | Stryker | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2012 | USAO | $15,000,000 |
| Baxter International | Baxter International | False Claims Act and related | 2009 | AL-AG | $14,833,333 |
| B. Braun Medical Inc. | B. Braun Melsungen | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | DOJ_CIVIL | $14,744,000 |
| Orthofix International | Orthofix Medical | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2017 | SEC | $14,250,000 |
| NuVasive Inc | NuVasive Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2015 | DOJ_CIVIL | $13,500,000 |
| Stryker Corporation | Stryker | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2013 | SEC | $13,200,000 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. | Zimmer Biomet | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2017 | SEC | $13,022,000 |
| Covidien LP | Medtronic | False Claims Act and related | 2018 | DOJ_CIVIL | $13,000,000 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | AngioDynamics | False Claims Act and related | 2018 | DOJ_CIVIL | $12,500,000 |
| Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. | Medtronic | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2017 | MULTI-AG | $12,000,000 |
| Hollister Inc. | Hollister Inc. | kickbacks and bribery | 2016 | DOJ_CIVIL | $11,440,000 |
| Medtronic Inc. | Medtronic | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | DOJ_CIVIL | $9,900,000 |
| Rotech Healthcare Inc. | Rotech Healthcare | False Claims Act and related | 2018 | DOJ_CIVIL | $9,680,000 |
| Guidant LLC | Boston Scientific | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | DOJ_CIVIL | $9,250,000 |
| Medtronic USA Inc. | Medtronic | False Claims Act and related | 2020 | DOJ_CIVIL | $9,210,000 |
| Baxter Healthcare Corp. | Baxter International | False Claims Act and related | 2006 | TX-AG | $8,500,000 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Boston Scientific | benefit plan administrator violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,200,000 |
| Alcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Alcon Laboratories, Inc. | Alcon Inc. | export control violation | 2016 | BIS | $8,100,000 |
| Wright Medical Inc. | Stryker | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | USAO | $7,900,000 |
| B. Braun Medical Inc. | B. Braun Melsungen | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2016 | FDA | $7,800,000 |
| Stryker Corp. | Stryker | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2018 | SEC | $7,800,000 |
| Alcon Laboratories, Inc | Alcon Inc. | economic sanction violation | 2016 | OFAC | $7,617,150 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Boston Scientific | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2003 | FTC | $7,040,000 |
| Guidant Corporation | Boston Scientific | benefit plan administrator violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,000,000 |
| Baxter Healthcare Corp. | Baxter International | False Claims Act and related | 2009 | IL-AG | $6,800,000 |
| BioTelemetry Inc. | BioTelemetry Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2015 | DOJ_CIVIL | $6,400,000 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | Medtronic | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2006 | MULTI-AG | (*) $5,800,000 |
| Smith & Nephew PLC | Smith & Nephew | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2012 | SEC | $5,400,000 |
| Orthofix International N.V. | Orthofix Medical | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2012 | SEC | $5,200,000 |
| Medline Industries | Medline Industries | environmental violation | 2018 | EPA | $4,930,000 |
| MEDLINE INDUSTRIES | Medline Industries | environmental violation | 2018 | EPA | (*) $4,930,000 |
| Biotronik Inc. | Biotronik | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | DOJ_CIVIL | $4,900,000 |
| ResMed Corp. | ResMed Inc. | kickbacks and bribery | 2020 | MULTI-AG | (*) $4,470,000 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Smith & Nephew | employment discrimination | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,420,000 |
| Medtronic | Medtronic | False Claims Act and related | 2015 | DOJ_CIVIL | $4,410,000 |
| Atricure Inc. | AtriCure | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2010 | FDA | $3,760,000 |
| Carefusion Corporation | Becton Dickinson | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2019 | USAO | $3,300,000 |
| Abiomed, Inc. | Abiomed | False Claims Act and related | 2018 | USAO | $3,100,000 |
| Accutest Corp. aka Accutest Laboratories | Accutest Laboratories | fraud | 2015 | USAO | $3,000,000 |
| Medi-Lynx Cardiac Monitoring LLC, and Medicalgorithmics SA | Medi-Lynx Cardiac Monitoring | False Claims Act and related | 2017 | DOJ_CIVIL | $2,890,000 |
| Medtronic Inc. | Medtronic | False Claims Act and related | 2015 | DOJ_CIVIL | $2,800,000 |
| Baxter International | Baxter International | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,600,000 |
| Covidien | Medtronic | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,500,000 |
| DFine Inc. | Merit Medical Systems | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | DOJ_CIVIL | $2,390,000 |
| Orthofix International N.V. | Orthofix Medical | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2012 | DOJ_ANTITRUST | $2,220,000 |
| C.R. Bard Inc. | Becton Dickinson | fraud | 2013 | USAO | $2,200,000 |
| Accutest Laboratories | Accutest Laboratories | Americans with Disabilities Act | 2015 | NJ-AG | $2,000,000 |
| Baxter Healthcare Corp. | Baxter International | False Claims Act and related | 2009 | KY-AG | $2,000,000 |
| Medline Industries | Medline Industries | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,600,000 |
| Biomet Inc. | Zimmer Biomet | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2012 | SEC | $1,586,032 |
| Orthofix Inc. | Orthofix Medical | False Claims Act and related | 2003 | DOJ_CIVIL | $1,575,000 |
| Osiris Therapeutics | Smith & Nephew | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2017 | SEC | $1,500,000 |
| B. Braun Medical | B. Braun Melsungen | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | IL-AG | $1,426,415 |
| EV3 Inc. | Medtronic | False Claims Act and related | 2015 | DOJ_CIVIL | $1,250,000 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc. | Dentsply Sirona | economic sanction violation | 2017 | OFAC | $1,220,400 |
| Baxter Healthcare Corporation | Baxter International | False Claims Act and related | 2009 | WI-AG | $1,050,000 |
| Becton Dickinson | Becton Dickinson | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,000,000 |
| Alcon | Alcon Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2013 | LA-AG | $1,000,000 |
| NuVasive Inc | NuVasive Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2015 | MULTI-AG | (*) $916,586 |
| Stryker Corp. | Stryker | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | USAO | $911,219 |
| LifeWatch Services, Inc. | BioTelemetry Inc. | HHS civil monetary penalties | 2015 | HHSOIG | $737,572 |
| Globus Medical Inc. | Globus Medical | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2012 | FDA | $550,000 |
| Rotech Medical, Inc. | Rotech Healthcare | False Claims Act and related | 2002 | MT-AG | (*) $526,000 |
| Medtronic, Inc | Medtronic | wage and hour violation | 2010 | WHD | $520,674 |
| Vascular Solutions Inc. | Teleflex | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | DOJ_CIVIL | $520,000 |
| JUNCOS LANDFILL | Becton Dickinson | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $500,000 |
