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7 December 2021Americas

J&J secures injunction against medical device counterfeiter

Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) subsidiary Ethicon has obtained a permanent injunction against counterfeiters selling fake versions of Surgicel, an absorbable haemostat used to control bleeding during surgery.

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