Sales reps are being sued for bad advice to surgeons during procedures.

Mentioned in this article - Life Spine, Smith and Nephew, Wright Medical, Biomet, DePuy-Synthes, NuVasive, Orthopaedic Implant Co, Consensus Orthopedics

Injuries mount as sales reps for device makers cozy up to surgeons, even in operating rooms (Modern Healthcare)
Cristina Martinez’s spinal operation in Houston was expected to be routine. But after destabilizing her spine, the surgeon discovered the implant he was ready to put in her back was larger than he wanted to use — and the device company’s sales rep didn’t have a smaller size on hand, according to a report he filed about the operat...