Medtronic files reply for judgment against Applied Medical's US antitrust case
( April 23, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Medtronic filed a reply in support of its motion for judgment against US antitrust claims brought by Applied Medical Resources over advanced bipolar devices, arguing that AMR failed to properly show that hospitals were forced to buy bundled products due to Medtronic’s monopoly power or that Medtronic could impose supposed “penalty pricing” if hospitals chose to forgo bundles. “Glaringly, Applied did not put forth any evidence that even a single hospital was prevented from purchasing Voyant by the business practices that purportedly made Medtronic’s contracts de facto exclusive, much less enough hospitals to establish substantial foreclosure,” Medtronic said.See attached file. ...
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