FTC claims “head-to-head” knee rivalry

Kathryn Haake

19 January 2018

A knee and hip prosthesis. (Credit: iStockphoto.com/monstArrr_ )

Federal Trade Commission lawyers on Thursday argued that German prosthetic limb maker Otto Bock eliminated competition in the market for microprocessor prosthetic knees when it bought its direct competitor Freedom Innovations.

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