Table 1. Overview of Payments by the 10 Large Surgical and Medical Device Companies.
| Company Name | Total General Payments, $ | Total No. of Payments | Mean Value per Payment, $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inca | 187 446 742.81 | 263 372 | 711.72 |
| Stryker Corporation | 61 956 818.91 | 89 344 | 693.46 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc | 25 643 934.77 | 60 701 | 422.46 |
| Covidien, Ltdb | 13 505 546.92 | 29 158 | 463.18 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | 9 430 247.10 | 29 097 | 324.10 |
| Ethicon, Incc | 7 677 437.86 | 25 763 | 298.00 |
| Olympus Corporationd | 6 407 590.06 | 13 044 | 491.23 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc | 6 313 408.24 | 27 732 | 227.66 |
| LifeCell Corporation | 5 565 706.02 | 19 817 | 280.86 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 2 916 215.08 | 12 496 | 233.37 |
a
Includes Medtronic Minimed, Neurovascular, Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc, Medtronic Vascular, Inc, and Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
b
Includes Covidien Caribbean, Inc, Covidien LP, and Covidien Sales, LLC.
c
Includes Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc, and Ethicon US, LLC.
d
Includes Olympus America, Inc, Olympus Corporation of the Americas, Olympus Medical System Corporation, Olympus Latin America, Inc, and Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH.