OEM’s Voiding Warranties
THE ISSUE: AMDR is aware that OEM contracts may include provisions voiding warranties on [...]
Controlling Hospitals Assets
THE ISSUE: AMDR receives reports that sales reps for some OEMs are physically [...]
Contracting Restrictions
THE ISSUE: Most medical device companies and sales reps earn an income by [...]
Forced Obsolescence Designed Into Devices
THE ISSUE: Billed as “innovation,” some medical device manufacturers introduce new models of [...]
Software “Updates” Aimed to Thwart Reprocessing
THE ISSUE: Many electrosurgical instruments and cardiology catheters have been cleared by FDA [...]
Blended Pricing and Product Mixes
THE ISSUE: A vendor may offer hospitals a mix of new and reprocessed [...]
Refusal to Provide Technical Support
THE ISSUE: AMDR has received repeated reports that sales reps from a major [...]