Product Program year 2020 Source: CMS Open Payments

Legion Hinge

Device Recon Knees

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General payments

$771,633

183 payments

Research payments

$70,459

26 payments

Through program year 2020, $771,633 in general payments and $70,459 in research payments were reported against Legion Hinge (Recon Knees).

No combined total These are different kinds of money, reported under different rules. A meal and a clinical trial grant do not add up to anything meaningful, so this site does not add them.

By program year

4 rows
Year Kind Amount Payments
2020 General $288,910 55
2020 Research $35,638 13
2019 General $482,723 128
2019 Research $34,821 13

Breakdown

Who paid General payments · program years 2019–2020
  1. Smith+Nephew, Inc. $771,633 183 payments
Top recipients General payments · program year 2020
  1. Gerhard Maale Orthopaedic Surgery · Plano, TX $217,061 75% · 4 payments
  2. Ran Schwarzkopf Orange, CA $14,125 5% · 2 payments
  3. James Bresch Orthopaedic Surgery · Park Ridge, IL $11,265 4% · 2 payments
  4. Michael Ast Orthopaedic Surgery · Paramus, NJ $6,813 2% · 1 payment
  5. Michael Ries Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery · Reno, NV $5,750 2% · 3 payments

The top 5 of 41 recipients; each share is of general payments naming this product in 2020.

The top 25 recipients, free in the app

Specialties paid General payments · program year 2020
  1. Orthopaedic Surgery $255,799 93% · 27 practitioners
  2. Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery $18,956 7% · 11 practitioners
  3. Surgical Oncology Surgery $22 <1% · 1 practitioner
  4. Orthopaedic Trauma Orthopaedic Surgery $8 <1% · 1 practitioner

Each share is of general payments naming this product to practitioners with a specialty in 2020. Each practitioner is counted under their primary specialty.

Where the money went General payments · program year 2020
  1. Texas $221,910 77% · 6 recipients
  2. Illinois $16,311 6% · 2 recipients
  3. California $14,191 5% · 4 recipients
  4. New York $12,563 4% · 2 recipients
  5. Nevada $5,793 2% · 2 recipients

The top 5 of 23 states; each share is of general payments naming this product in 2020 where a state was reported.

The top 25 states, free in the app

183 general · 26 research

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Provenance

Source: CMS Open Payments · through program year 2020

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