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Decompression Companies

Certain manufacturers including Mr. Gibson and Mr. Exarhos (Axiom) developed machines (specifically DRX 9000) that have a public record of injuries and lawsuits have been sued multiple times for misrepresenting to buyers. The device and the problems remain the same since the Axiom historical but now the DRX 9000 is being sold under a new company started by the former Axiom Drx9000 salesman, who now is the CEO of the company selling DRX 9000. More …

  

Different Company Names

There are certain manufacturers that do business with different corporate names to get away with something wrong. New company names allow them to move to another name when the previous name comes under legal burden. Here’s a list of names of companies which the DRX has been made or sold under:
  1. Axiom Worldwide
  2. Axiom Inc.
  3. Axiom LLC
  4. Ryzur Medical
  5. HTRD Limited
  6. Integrity Life Science
  7. Excite Medical
  8. Flying Dragon (Company in China for a short time)

Brand Name Contains "traction"

One other manufacturer, DJO a Mexico based company (Brand Name – Chattanooga Traction and Triton), claims their traction devices is decompression device. Even visiting their own website – it can be realized that they are lying. Here’s a link to the FDA Database where they are listed as traction device and where they have actually harmed the patient. Also, one child has been killed on Triton DTS table. Here’s a link to details about what happened to the child.

In U.S., the FDA agency determins what claims medical manufacturers can make in the clearance/summary indications for use. Triton Chattanooga clearance documents allow marketing the device to “provide traction” – there is no clearance for it to be described or sold as performing decompression. See the link here: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf5/k053223.pdf 

Futher Information

This page has credible links from which you easily see how patients, doctors, and FDA have worked against these entities. Also, this page has FDA Maude (Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience) events.

 

The following table shows the number of times DRX 9000 related people have lost class action law suits and been disciplined in the US.

No. Legal actions against Axiom / Excite and founders Links
1a Class action brought against Axiom/DRX9000 manufacturer, State of CA. a California Government
1b Class action brought against Axiom/DRX9000 manufacturer, State of CA. b California Government
2 Attorney General final judgment on the complaint against Axiom/DRX9000 manufacturer, State of FL, Dept. Legal Affairs. Florida Government
3 One of several news reports regarding the FBI raid of Axiom/DRX9000 manufacturing facilities. FBI Raid
4 Products Liability/Negligence (Newman) lawsuit for patient injury filed against Axiom/DRX9000. Patient Lawsuit (Newman)
5 Judgment entered for $350,000 for above product liability/negligence against Axiom/DRX9000. Patient Lawsuit (Newman)
6 A second personal injury suit (Lang) filed against Axiom/DRX9000. Patient Lawsuit (Lang)
7 2012 Article documenting the dispute between Axiom and Excite Medical over who owns DRX9000 IP/ manufacturing rights. Axiom vs Excite
8a FDA Database showing DRX9000 510k number (K060735) authority recorded belonging to Axiom (12/16/19) FDA Database – Axiom
8b FDA listing showing Excite Medical headed by former Axiom employee Musallam, as a registered establishment for the same 510k number (K060735). [Note: 510k database search does not turn up any 510k application for Excite Medical (12/16/19); however, FDA regulation doesn’t allow two manufacturers on one 510k.] FDA Database – Same number used by Excite
9 Dec. 2019 National Law Review Axiom v. Excite Medical court ruling: against former Axiom Employee Musallam personally liable for $85,000 and Excite Medical liable for $1.32 million. Axiom vs Excite
10 Class action fraud complaint- drx9000 Alemada County
11 Injury suit against drx9000-plaintiff wins $350k New Jersey Court
12 Injury suit (2nd) against drx9000 Jason Lang


1.  Buyer beware- Do you know who is actually the manufacturer behind your medical equipment? Does it matter?

Excite Medical says they are no longer with Axiom but if you see copies of the drx9000 sales and warranty statement Excite gives its customers in small writing says that manufacturer is Axiom Worldwide.. (see orange below)***DIRECTLY FROM EXCITE MEDICAL 2021 WARRANTY DOCUMENT***

Is this really a different company?

Is this warranty even valid when the DRX is manufactured by Axiom (see highlights) who no longer has a 510k?  Who will be responsible for back you up on product liability if you have some serious issue?

ALSO see the disclaimer for warranty where they require disputes by the purchaser they must arbitrate according The Hague Netherlands.

SEE ORANGE



2. Excite Medical sales people claim they are a different or new company than Axiom and therefor are not accountable for the Drx marketing fraud,U.S. district attorney fines and infringement convictions, or other
commercial litigations in U.S. courts.  Yet it is curious that in 2019 the trademark registration for Axiom Worldwide was obtained by Excite Medical.  Maybe there is more to this.

https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4802:y35d77.2.1


3. Axiom Worldwide (Drx9000) maker Convicted of Infringing a Hako-Med Patent - PRWeb

https://www.prweb.com/releases/horizontal_therapy/patent_infringement/prweb2905684.htm


Does it matter if you buy equipment that infringes other companies?  Even in other countries,  buyers of products that infringe another can be held liable for contributory infringing because they advertise the infringing product or offer it for sale, there are many risks of penalties for third party liability as explained here at this link: 
https://www.upcounsel.com/contributory-infringement

Further evidence and reading …

Credible Links

FDA Maude Events (Injury related events reported to FDA)

 

Disclaimer note: Only spinal decompression devices who have a record of proven fraud, FDA documented injury issues or documented legal judgements are disclosed on this site