Industry Relationships and Conflict of Interest
The following companies will provide equipment and implants use during your treatment:
- Smith and Nephew
- Stryker
- Zimmer Biomet
- Altus Spine
- Evolution Spine
- TIDI
- AMERHX Health Care
Below is a position statement from Orthopedic & Spine Center of Puerto Rico (OSCPR) regarding our physician relationships with other companies within the healthcare related industry, including but not limited to external medical device companies.
Our physicians are actively involved in clinical care, education, and orthopedic research.
Because of our mission, we focus our recruitment efforts on physicians who have superior academic and clinical training, and who also are actively involved in orthopedic research and education directed at advancing orthopedic surgery and improving patient outcomes. Information about our physicians’ education, training and experience can be accessed here.
Because of the qualifications of our physicians and other professionals, we often are approached by companies involved in the (or related to the) improvement of the healthcare outcomes, processes, management in the healthcare industry and/or development of medical devices, instruments, and related equipment. Many of these companies know that our physicians have invaluable hands-on experience in the treatment of orthopedic problems, and that orthopedic surgeons frequently make important contributions to the development and improvement of devices and other equipment used in the treatment of orthopedic conditions.
Although OSCPR physicians donate time to the advancement of orthopedic research and education, they also from time to time enter into contracts that provide payment for some of their efforts. Payment for the services provided by orthopedic surgeons may come in the form of hourly consulting fees for services provided by the physicians; royalties based on sales of products to which OSCPR physicians made important contributions (excluding sales of products used on our patients); and/or outright purchase of technologies. All these transactions are compliant with all federal and state laws.
If you receive treatment with OSCPR, OSCPR will decide the best treatment for your current conditions in accordance with your personal consent.
During your visit and treatment at OSCPR, you might be interacting with other medical personnel which could include medical students, residents and health professionals. Please understand that we are dedicated to training the next generation of health care professionals, while providing a high quality and value treatment to all our patients.