SYNTHES LAW FIRM
Federal prosecutors charge bone cement manufacturer with unauthorized marketing after three deaths reported

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June 17, 2009 - Medical device maker Synthes Inc., its subsidiary Norian Corp., and four company executives were indicted yesterday on federal charges that they promoted a bone cement product –Norian SRS and its successor, Norian XR – and conducted unauthorized human trials involving spinal procedures without the approval of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

“They put their profits ahead of responsible business practices and the truth,” Michael L. Levy, the United States attorney, said in a statement.

Synthes, of West Chester, Pa., is a $3 billion global company specializing in trauma products and devices to treat damaged bone. It is the American subsidiary of a large multinational company of the same name in Solothurn, Switzerland.

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Prosecutors charged Synthes with unauthorized marketing of Norian XR after learning from pilot studies that the bone cement product reacted chemically with human blood to cause blood clots.

Despite this knowledge, prosecutors said the company proceeded to market Norian XR for vertebral-compression fractures, and didn’t stop after three patients died on the operating table from a rapid drop in blood pressure. Federal prosecutors said they could not prove yet that the Norian products caused the deaths.

After learning of the third patient’s death in January of 2004, authorities said Synthes and Norian failed to recall Norian XR from the market, a step that would have required them to disclose details of the three deaths to the FDA. Instead, the company began plans to market the product more aggressively, and never reported the patient deaths to the FDA.

Prosecutors estimated that 200 patients had the improper operations. Norian faces possible fines of $28 million, while Synthes, its parent, faces fines of $8 million.

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If you or a loved one suffered an injury or death as a result of a suspected use of Norian bone cement in spinal surgery, you could be eligible to receive monetary compensation. Whether you were injured or not, the personal injury law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg will evaluate your case at no cost. Please fill out the form on this page and a representative at our firm will contact you shortly to answer your questions.

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