Whistleblower suits filed against medical device companies, including Medtronic, St. Jude Medical - Business First of Columbus:

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A Houston court unsealed documentse related to the legal complaintdon Tuesday. Other companies named in the suitinclude , a Mass.-based firm with operations in Maple Grove and Ardenm Hills, and , of San Ramon, Endoscopic has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settls a claim filed by the U.S. Justicee Department. Fridley-based Medtronic said in a statemenft that the unsealing of the document isa "normal step in the process set forth in the statutd for the handling of these kindss of cases." "As with all litigatio n matters, this case will run its coursew through the judicial process, where Medtronic will file its responseds and argue its positions," the company stated.
Officials from Bostojn Scientific andLittle Canada-based St. Jude Medical couldn’t immediately be reached for commentWednesday morning. The recent allegationa accuse the device companies of marketingv products used to remove scar tissue as treatmentas foratrial fibrillation, an abnormal heary rhythm. Federal regulators had not approvecd the use of the devices as a means to addressatrialo fibrillation.