Former CEO of Arthrocare Corporation Convicted for Orchestrating $750 Million Securities Fraud Scheme

Friday, August 18, 2017/Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs

A federal jury today convicted the former chief executive officer of ArthroCare Corporation, a publicly traded medical device company based in Austin, Texas, for his role in orchestrating a fraud scheme that resulted in shareholder losses of over $750 million.

Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr. of the Western District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs of the FBI’s San Antonio Field office made the announcement.

After a two-week trial, a jury in the Western District of Texas found the former CEO, Michael Baker, 58, of Austin, Texas, guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud, seven counts of wire fraud, two counts of securities fraud and two counts of making false statements. Baker was charged in a superseding indictment unsealed on July 17, 2013.

Evidence at trial demonstrated that Baker, along with his co-conspirators, masterminded and executed a scheme to artificially inflate sales and revenue through a series of end-of-quarter transactions involving several of ArthroCare’s distributors beginning in 2005 and continuing until 2009. Co-conspirators David Applegate and John Raffle, both former senior vice presidents of ArthroCare, pleaded guilty to multiple felonies in 2013 in connection with their participation in the scheme. Co-conspirator Michael Gluk, former chief financial officer of ArthroCare, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud on June 14, in connection with his participation in the scheme.

The trial evidence showed that Baker, along with his co-conspirators, determined the type and amount of product to be shipped to distributors based on ArthroCare’s need to meet Wall Street analyst forecasts, rather than distributors’ actual orders. Baker and others then caused ArthroCare to “park” millions of dollars’ worth of ArthroCare’s medical devices at its distributors at the end of each relevant quarter. ArthroCare then reported these shipments as sales in its quarterly and annual filings at the time of the shipment, enabling the company to meet or exceed internal and external earnings forecasts.

Evidence at trial further showed that ArthroCare’s distributors agreed to accept shipment of millions of dollars of products in exchange for special conditions, including substantial, upfront cash commissions, extended payment terms and the ability to return products, allowing ArthroCare to falsely inflate revenue by tens of millions of dollars. Baker and others used DiscoCare, a privately owned Delaware corporation, as one of the distributors to cover shortfalls in ArthroCare’s revenue. At Baker’s direction, ArthroCare shipped product to DiscoCare that far exceeded DiscoCare’s needs.

Baker and others lied to investors and analysts about ArthroCare’s relationships with its distributors, including DiscoCare; Baker caused ArthroCare to acquire DiscoCare specifically to conceal from the investing public, the nature and financial significance of ArthroCare’s relationship with DiscoCare, the evidence showed.

Evidence at trial also established that Baker lied when he was deposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in November 2009 about ArthroCare’s relationship with DiscoCare.

Following today’s verdict, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks of the Western District of Texas, who presided over the trial, remanded Baker into custody. A sentencing date for Baker has not yet been scheduled.

This case was investigated by the FBI’s San Antonio Field Office. The case is being prosecuted by the Fraud Section’s Securities and Financial Fraud Unit Chief Benjamin D. Singer, Assistant Chief Henry P. Van Dyck and Trial Attorney Caitlin Cottingham.

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Thomas H. Lee, MD, Installed as AOFAS President

ROSEMONT, Ill.Aug. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Columbus area orthopaedic surgeon Thomas H. Lee, MD, has been elevated to president of the 2,200-member American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS), the leading organization for lower extremity medicine and foot and ankle surgery. In addition to his role as president, Lee will serve on the Board of Directors of the Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Foundation (The Foundation).

Lee will focus his one-year term on maintaining foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeons’ leadership in lower extremity care and on expanding educational and research opportunities to healthcare professionals in the US and internationally.

“The AOFAS represents the very best in orthopaedic surgery when we collaborate to learn, to teach, and to grow,” Lee said. “As healthcare evolves rapidly around us, the AOFAS will remain relevant to our members and responsive to the important issues they face.”

Lee earned his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City and completed his orthopaedic residency at the New York Orthopaedic Hospital at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. He received his fellowship training in foot and ankle orthopaedic surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

Lee is a foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeon in private practice in Pickerington, Ohio. He is active in humanitarian outreach, having volunteered as a surgeon for the AOFAS Overseas Outreach Project to Vietnam, as well as projects in AfghanistanPakistan, and Haiti. A longtime member of the AOFAS, he has been a member and chair of numerous committees, served as president of The Foundation, and served for the last four years on the AOFAS Board of Directors.

About Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic Surgeons
Foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeons are medical doctors (MD and DO) who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the foot and ankle. Their education and training consists of four years of medical school, five years of postgraduate training, and often a fellowship year of specialized foot and ankle surgical training. Foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeons treat patients of all ages, performing reconstructive procedures, treating sports injuries, and managing foot and ankle trauma.

About the AOFAS
As the professional organization of foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeons, the AOFAS promotes quality, ethical, and cost-effective patient care through education, research, and training of orthopaedic surgeons and other healthcare providers. The Society creates public awareness for the prevention and treatment of foot and ankle disorders and serves as a resource for government and industry as well as the national and international healthcare communities. For more information, visit www.aofas.org.

 

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CMS Proposes Joint Replacement Coverage at ASCs

By  | August 14, 2017

CMS announced on August 5 that they are considering whether to provide coverage for hip and knee replacement surgeries at outpatient surgery centers.

This kind of coverage could further incentivize patients to choose ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) over traditional hospitals for outpatient procedures, which worries some hospital leaders. Not only could hospitals stand to lose revenue for joint replacement surgeries, a substantial portion of their income, but many doctors do not yet feel comfortable performing some of these operations in outpatient settings.

Just last year, the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment unanimously agreed that CMS should remove total knee replacement from the inpatient only list. However, not all patients are good candidates for outpatient total joint replacement surgeries, and surgeons should take into consideration a patient’s age, BMI, and overall health before opting for outpatient surgery.

It is estimated that demand for joint replacement surgeries will grow 77 percent over the next 10 years, but only 3 percent of these are predicted to be inpatient procedures. Currently only about half of joint replacement patients spend 1-2 days in the hospital while recovering, leading experts to believe that outpatient joint replacements are a respectable option for outpatient surgery centers.

 

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Australians being hit for huge out-of-pocket surgery costs

August 17, 2017/Kirrily Schwarznews.com.au

SOME surgeons are charging thousands more than others for routine surgeries, leaving hapless patients to foot the extra costs out-of-pocket.

A new report by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and Medibank says patients are being forced to pay as much as $5500 extra for knee and hip surgeries due to huge variations in surgical fees around the country.

Analysts used data from Medibank customers who claimed more than $5 as out-of-pocket expenses following surgery.

It’s pretty dry, but there are two significant takeaway points.

First: always shop around for a surgeon.

“There is a lot more to selecting a doctor than taking the first person that is recommended to you,” Dr Linda Swan, chief medical officer of Medibank, told Fairfax’s Kate Aubusson.

“[Cost] should be part of the referral process. They should be asking questions like ‘What is the expertise of this doctor?’, ‘How many procedures have they done?’, ‘What costs will I incur?’, ‘What hospitals will this doctor be able to walk right into?”

Second: consider flying to South Australia, where patients are asked to cough up much smaller amounts far less often than in other states.

KNEE REPLACEMENTS

The report surveyed 543 surgeons who performed at least five knee replacements, and found the cost of identical surgeries could range between $17,797 and $30,285.

Almost four out of every 10 patients were asked to cough up an average of $1885 — although that ranged as high as $5137.

Interestingly, while 59 per cent of patients were asked to shell out extra in New South Wales, only one per cent had to pay out-of-pocket in South Australia.

 

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Paxeon Reconstruction Successfully Launches 135º Collared High Offset HA Hip Stem

Paxeon Reconstruction, a manufacturer of best-in-class orthopedic products including derivative and emerging products, announces that has successfully launched its High Offset (135º) Collared Origin HA Coated THA Stem.

Paxeon Reconstruction now offers the following options in it’s Origin HA THA Stem – 135º Standard Collared and Collarless, 135º High Offset Collared and Collarless, 125º Coxa Vara Collared – giving Paxeon Reconstruction 5 options (3 Collared, 2 Collarless) on its Origin Hip System.

“The goal in hip replacement is to restore the prediseased biomechanics of the hip.  Paxeon has released a lateralized collared stem which gives the surgeon an option to restore the native offset without lateralizing the center of rotation of the hip.  Paxeon has been very receptive in meeting the surgeons needs as demonstrated by bringing the lateralized collared stem to market” said Dr. Brian Rosenberg.

Kyle Sineath, President of Paxeon Reconstruction said: “The addition of a 135º Collared High Offset to our already proven hip implants is exciting for Paxeon. We strive to provide a complete portfolio for our successful Value Solutions Program to extend savings throughout the total joint continuum of care.”

“I am very pleased that Paxeon Reconstruction has addressed a specific need in total hip arthroplasty by producing the first truly collared lateral offset stem with impaction broaching technique using their Origin hip stem.  This new stem allows flexibility in hip arthroplasty that was previous unavailable in any stem using impaction broaching technique. It allows surgeons to adjust offset without changing neck angles or leg length so that we can better match the patient’s normal anatomy. This is just another example of Paxeon Reconstruction responding to surgeon needs in leading the way in total joint reconstruction innovation” said Dr. Kevin Pugh.

About Paxeon Reconstruction

Paxeon Reconstruction builds best-in-class orthopaedic products, including derivative and emerging products. We collaborate with hospitals, health systems and physicians to create alignment and utilization of value-based solutions combined with efficiency models for today’s changing healthcare environment. Paxeon Reconstruction offer the world’s most comprehensive portfolio of orthopaedic products and services for joint reconstruction. Paxeon Reconstruction has a celebrated clinical history, and has evolved to meet the needs of the changing orthopaedics marketplace. The history that weaves the fabric of the Paxeon Reconstruction is one that is rich with innovation and demonstrates sustained leadership in an ever-changing landscape of patient and professional needs.

 

The New York Cosmos Announce Partnership With Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)

NEW YORKAug. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The New York Cosmos announced today that Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) will be the team’s official hospital. The new multi-year partnership provides the Cosmos access to one of the world’s leading centers for orthopedics and sports medicine. With this partnership, the Cosmos have officially named HSS physician Danyal H. Nawabi, M.D., as the Medical Director/Head Orthopedic surgeon for the team.

“Hospital for Special Surgery is a world leader in orthopedic care and the New York Cosmos are proud to enter into a partnership with them,” said Cosmos Chief Operating Officer, Erik Stover. “With Dr. Nawabi serving as the team’s Medical Director, we are ensuring that our players will receive nothing but the best medical coverage to help maintain a healthy team and provide a quick return to the field when injuries occur.”

“I’ve had the great experience of being involved with the English Premier League and Major League Soccer, and have always had an affinity for the game of soccer and a passion for caring for high performance athletes,” said Dr. Nawabi. “Now as a sports medicine surgeon at HSS it’s my privilege to oversee player care for the New York Cosmos and work with athletic trainers and coaches to keep the team safe and performing optimally on the field.”

Dr. Nawabi is an attending orthopedic surgeon on the Sports Medicine Service at HSS, specializing in knee, shoulder, and hip surgery, performing both arthroscopic and joint replacement surgeries. He completed his medical training at Oxford University in England and residency in orthopedic surgery on the prestigious Percivall Pott Rotation in London. Dr. Nawabi completed his fellowship in sports medicine at HSS and received additional training in sports knee and shoulder surgery while treating elite soccer athletes from the English Premier League and the MLS, including stints with Chelsea FC, West Ham FC, and the New York Red Bulls.

Dr. Nawabi will be joined by fellow HSS colleagues Brett Toresdahl, M.D., primary care sports medicine physician, and Mark Drakos, M.D., foot and ankle surgeon, who will serve as team physicians for the Cosmos. Together, they will provide orthopedic consultation services and oversee the rehabilitation of sports injuries and conditions at the Cosmos’ training facility, as well as at their home field, MCU Park, in Brooklyn.

HSS has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in the country for orthopedics for the eighth consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report. Doctors and therapists from HSS have the distinction of being the team physicians and athletic trainers for some of the most recognized professional sports teams and organizations including the Brooklyn Nets, the New York Knicks, the New York Giants, the New York Mets, the New York Rangers, the New York Red Bulls, UFC, USA Basketball and the FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence among many others.

About The New York Cosmos
The New York Cosmos are the reigning champions of the NASL and the most recognized American soccer brand in the world. Since beginning play at Yankee Stadium in 1971, the iconic club has won a record total of 8 professional soccer championships and brought some of the biggest stars in international soccer to the USA including Pelé, Franz BeckenbauerGiorgio ChinagliaCarlos Alberto, and more recently, Raúl and Marcos Senna.  With the move to MCU Park in Brooklyn’s historic Coney Island district for the 2017 season, the Cosmos are now based within New York City for the first time in 41 years. For more information on the New York Cosmos, please visit nycosmos.com, join us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@NYCosmos).

About Hospital for Special Surgery
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health. HSS is nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics and No. 3 in rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report (2017-2017), and is the first hospital in New York State to receive Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service from the American Nurses Credentialing Center four consecutive times. HSS has one of the lowest infection rates in the country. HSS is an affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College and as such all Hospital for Special Surgery medical staff are faculty of Weill Cornell. The hospital’s research division is internationally recognized as a leader in the investigation of musculoskeletal and autoimmune diseases. HSS has locations in New YorkNew Jersey and Connecticut.
www.hss.edu

 

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AAOS Commends CMS for Important Changes to Bundled Payment Models

August 16, 2017 – AAOS

Washington, DC–Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule that addresses significant concerns raised by the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) related to mandatory bundled payment programs. First, the proposed rule would reduce the number of mandatory geographic areas participating in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model from 67 to 34. In addition, the proposed rule would allow CJR participants in the 33 remaining areas to participate on a voluntary basis. CMS also proposes to make participation in the CJR model voluntary for ALL low volume and rural hospitals in all of the CJR geographic areas. Finally, CMS is proposing to cancel the Surgical Hip and Femur Fracture Treatment (SHFFT) payment model and others that were scheduled to begin on January 1, 2018.

AAOS commends CMS for this important proposal and, after further analyzing all details in the rule, AAOS will be submitting comments by the October 16 due date.

 

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Medovex Corporation Names Charlie Farrahar Chief Financial Officer

ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – Aug 17, 2017) – Medovex Corp. (NASDAQ: MDVX) (“Medovex” or the “Company”), the developer of the DenerveX™ System, a new and novel device designed for enduring relief of Facet Joint Syndrome related to back pain, today reported it has named Charlie Farrahar as its Chief Financial Officer.

Charlie Farrahar is a Certified Public Accountant with over 30 years of managerial finance, administration, human resource and risk management experience in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Mr. Farrahar was the first Chief Financial officer of the Company from its inception through IPO. He remained with the Company as its Secretary only from January 2015 until August 2017, when he agreed to resume the CFO role.

Mr. Farrahar currently serves as Chief Financial Officer for several small private biotech companies in the research and development stage. In 2003 he joined a private governmental assistance startup as it’s CFO and Director of Human Resources, helping with the sale of that company to a private entity in 2011 after it had grown to a multi-state operation with over 400 employees. In the late 1990’s he was CFO of Credit Depot Corp. (Nasdaq).

At its August 16, 2017 quarterly Board meeting, the Board asked Charlie Farrahar, Company Secretary, to become Chief Financial Officer, a role he held from the inception of the Company through its initial public offering. Jeffery Wright, the former CFO, agreed to become the Company’s first Controller.

Jarrett Gorlin, Medovex Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We’re excited by the enthusiastic reception we’ve seen thus far to the Denervex product and realize that we have to properly support sustained revenue growth. One area affected by this growth is the financial/accounting function. With the addition of overseas sales and all the administration that entails, we were no longer able to have just one full-time person in the finance area.”

Gorlin continued, “We asked Charlie Farrahar to become CFO so Jeff Wright could focus on assisting our sales and distribution efforts as we expand sales into multiple countries. They have complementary skill sets and work well together. Their combined experience should allow us to properly steward anticipated growth associated with the launch of a successful new product targeting a broad audience.”

The Company’s DenerveX System recently received CE Mark approval and clearance for commercialization in the European countries and offers a unique way to perform a Facet Joint Syndrome treatment.

Facet Joint Syndrome (FJS), also known as spinal osteoarthritis, spinal arthritis, or facet joint osteoarthritis, is a significant health and economic problem in the United States and other countries in the EU and Rest of World affecting millions each year. Current treatment options are generally temporary and there is no proven long-lasting option for FJS.

The DenerveX System is a highly differentiated technology. It denervates and removes capsular tissue from the Facet Joint in one single procedure. Treatment results from the combined effect of a deburring or polishing action and RF ablation treatment on the Facet Joint. Using this new technique, the slowly rotating burr removes the targeted facet joint synovial membrane and joint surface while the heat ablation destroys tissue and denudes any residual nervous and synovial membrane overlying the joint, removing the end point sensory tissue of the joint.

The DenerveX System consists of the DenerveX Kit which contains the DenerveX Device, a single use medical device and the DenerveX Pro-40 Power Generator. DenerveX system is not yet FDA cleared.

About Medovex
Medovex was formed to acquire and develop a diversified portfolio of potentially ground breaking medical technology products. Criteria for selection include those products with potential for significant improvement in the quality of patient care combined with cost effectiveness. The Company’s first pipeline product, the DenerveX device, is intended to provide long lasting relief from pain associated with facet joint syndrome at significantly less cost than currently available options. To learn more about Medovex Corp., visit www.medovex.com

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Magnetic Fields to Destroy Bacteria on Artificial Joints

CONN HASTINGS, MedGadget / August 9th, 2017

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a new technique using high-frequency alternating magnetic fields to heat artificial joints in the body and destroy bacterial films on their surfaces.

Bacterial infections on artificial joints used in knee and hip replacements are a common and serious complication. The bacteria tend to form slimy films on the metal surfaces of the joints called biofilms, and they are difficult to treat using antibiotics.

Dr. David Greenberg, of UT Southwestern Medical Center, describes the solution the researchers developed. “We were looking for better ways to target and treat biofilms,” he says. “Our idea was to put a coil around the joint and run a current through it to create alternating magnetic fields. Human tissue isn’t conductive but metal is, so only the implant would heat up.” The principle is the same as that in induction cooktops, which use magnetic fields to heat metal pots for cooking.

 

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GLOBUS MEDICAL ANNOUNCES FDA 510(K) CLEARANCE FOR EXCELSIUS GPS™

AUDUBON, Pa., Aug. 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED), a leading musculoskeletal solutions company, today announced that the Excelsius GPS™, a revolutionary robotic guidance and navigation system, has been 510(k) cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This platform technology supports minimally invasive and open orthopedic and neurosurgical procedures, with screw placement applications in spine and orthopedic surgery. Excelsius GPS™ seamlessly integrates Globus Medical implants and instruments and is compatible with pre-operative CT, intra-operative CT and fluoroscopic imaging modalities. The system is designed to minimize radiation exposure, streamline workflow, and reproducibly assist in implant placement.

“Excelsius GPS™ is the culmination of years of research and development efforts and demonstrates Globus Medical’s superior product development capabilities,” said Norbert Johnson, Vice President of Robotics, Imaging, & Navigation.  “We believe the Excelsius GPS™ System will advance patient care and provide tangible benefits for surgeons and hospitals in terms of time, accuracy and reduced radiation exposure through the application of robotic and navigation technology in spine and orthopedic surgery.”

About Globus Medical, Inc.
Globus Medical, Inc. is a leading musculoskeletal solutions company based in Audubon, PA.  The company was founded in 2003 by an experienced team of professionals with a shared vision to create products that enable surgeons to promote healing in patients with musculoskeletal disorders.

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