Company Faces False Claims Charges For Disposable Rectal Probe Reuse
Executive Summary
The Prometheus Group reportedly told health care providers that they could reuse probes that were part of its pelvic floor therapy system on multiple patients by covering them with a condom or the finger of a rubber glove.
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