IVY SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC v. BURWELL

No. 13-5139.

767 F.3d 81 (2014)

IVY SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC, Appellant v. Sylvia Mathews BURWELL, Secretary of Health and Human Services (In her Official Capacity), et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 26, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew M. Hoffman argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Mark A. Heller.

Adam C. Jed , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Stuart F. Delery , Assistant Attorney General, Ronald C. Machen, Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and Scott R. McIntosh , Attorney.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge PILLARD.


KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns the Food and Drug Administration's regulation — and subsequent re-regulation — of a medical device called the Collagen Scaffold, an absorbable surgical mesh that is designed for use in knee-replacement surgeries. In December 2008, the manufacturer of the scaffold, ReGen Biologics, obtained FDA clearance to market the device. FDA's clearance of the scaffold soon came under fire in the press and from some Members...

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