The U.S. Justice Dept. announced that Avanos Medical (NYSE:AVNS) agreed to pay more than $22 million to resolve a criminal charge related to fraudulent misbranding.
Charges levied against the Alpharetta, Ga.-based medical device company relate to alleged fraudulent misbranding of its MicroCool surgical gowns.
According to a DOJ news release, criminal information filed on July 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas charged Avanos with one count of introducing misbranded surgical gowns into interstate commerce with the intent do defraud and mislead.
Source: Avanos Medical to pay more than $22M to resolve criminal charges with DOJ / Mass Device