UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS 

EASTERN DIVISION 

JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ETHICON, INC., ETHICON US, LLC, and JOHNSON & JOHNSON HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS INC., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. ADVANCED INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, INC. d/b/a ESUTURES.COM, ANTHONY IADEROSA JR., JASON EINHORN, MIKE PHIPPS, and MUDASSAR SHAH, 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 20-cv-3471 Hon. Robert M. Dow, Jr. 

Magistrate Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings 

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PLAINTIFFS’ UPDATE CONCERNING 

TESTING AND SAMPLING OF SEIZED PRODUCT 

 IN RESPONSE TO THE COURT’S JULY 27, 2020 ORDER 

Case: 1:20-cv-03471 Document #: 275 Filed: 10/16/20 Page 1 of 15 PageID #:1009
Pursuant to Magistrate Judge Cummings’ Order at Dkt. No. 151, Plaintiffs Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon, 

LLC, and Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. (collectively, “Ethicon”) submit the following updated cstatus and results of Ethicon’s testing to-date: 

Product Code Lot Number Qty Recovered Source Status Expired? Location at eSutures 

1953 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) LGB6831 9 

Yellowstone Surgery Center Located in Montana (eSutures customer) 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) MEB5371 8 

Aspen Meadow Veterinary Specialists Located in Colorado (eSutures customer) 

Confirmed counterfeit 

LT200 

(LIGACLIP®

EXTRA Ligating 

Clips) 

R4124A 

34 

cartridges 

(204 clips) 

Alpha Medthrift Scientific Co. Located in Illinois (eSutures customer) 

Confirmed counterfeit 

LT200 

(LIGACLIP®

EXTRA Ligating 

Clips) 

R4124A 1 cartridge (6 clips) 

West Georgia Urology Associates Located in Georgia 

Confirmed counterfeit 

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(eSutures 

customer) 

LT200 

(LIGACLIP®

EXTRA Ligating 

Clips) 

P4RG82 1 cartridge (6 clips) 

West Georgia Urology Associates Located in Georgia (eSutures customer) 

Confirmed counterfeit 

LT200 

(LIGACLIP®

EXTRA Ligating 

Clips) 

R4124A 

108 cartridges (648 clips) 

eSutures seizure Confirmed counterfeit 22-12-05 (7) 

LT200 

(LIGACLIP®

EXTRA Ligating 

Clips) 

P4RG82 

108 cartridges (648 clips) 

Mercy Ships Currently Located in the Canary Islands (eSutures customer) 

Confirmed Counterfeit 

1961 

(SURGICEL®

FIBRILLARTM) 

MJB8341 300 eSutures seizure Confirmed counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 

GST60W N4L90G 2 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit 

36-25-1A 

(731), 

36-25-1D 

(414)

1962 3930128 30 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Yes Jason Einhorn’s Office 

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2083 MBB2001 20 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Yes Jason Einhorn’s Office 

1963 3930150 9 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Yes Jason Einhorn’s Office 

J548G KBZ010 24 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Aisle 15 J548G KBZ121 24 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Aisle 15 

PDP338H MKK859 72 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 

VCP317H MG8BBSR0 36 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 

8623H LH6824 36 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 

1673BH PAH447 35 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 1673BH PJB804 36 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 1673BH PHB761 36 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 

1674H MGH184 144 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 

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D8867 JHK080 12 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 

VR496 AH7594 48 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 

Y432H MJ5206 36 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office W9913 AJ0288 12 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 

1962 3930170 20 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 

TPW42 SCJ024 2 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 

2083 MBB2011 1 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 

490T GBP682 1 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 

VCP345 MD8DLMQ0 1 eSutures seizure Not counterfeit Jason Einhorn’s Office 

All Confirmed Counterfeit Ethicon Medical Devices Sold by eSutures 

Product Code Lot Number Qty Sold Source Status Expired? 

Location 

at 

eSutures 

1901GB 

(SURGICEL® 3930653 12 Purchased by Ethicon’s Confirmed counterfeit 

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Absorbable 

Hemostat) 

investigator in Pakistan directly from eSutures 

1961 

(SURGICEL®

FIBRILLARTM) 

LME2761 20 

Carnegie Mellon University Located in Pennsylvania 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) KGB6651 12 

Massachusetts General Hospital Located in Massachusetts 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1953 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) LGB6831 12 

Michigan State University Located in Michigan 

Confirmed counterfeit 

LT200 

(LIGACLIP®

EXTRA Ligating 

Clips) 

P4RG82 216 

Northwestern University – Biomedical Engineering Located in Illinois 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) KGB6651 240 

University of Michigan Located in Michigan 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) MEB5371 12 

Aspen Meadow Veterinary Specialists Located in Colorado 

Confirmed counterfeit 

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STRAP25 

(ETHICON 

SECURESTRAP®) 

HCZ497 2 

Associated Surgical Center Located in Illinois 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1961 

(SURGICEL®

FIBRILLARTM) 

LME2761 KGB6162 

10 10 

Austin Ear Nose & Throat Plastic Surgery Located in New York 

Confirmed counterfeit 

STRAP25 

(ETHICON 

SECURESTRAP®) 

HCZ497 4 

Camela Medical Group Located in Missouri 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1953 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) 

LGB6831 

KGB6651 

84 48 

CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System Located in Texas 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) KGB6651 12 

Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Located in Colorado 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1953 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) LGB6831 12 

DSA Dallas Surgical Arts Located in Texas 

Confirmed counterfeit 

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1953 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) MDB3741 12 

Ear Nose and Throat Associates of South Florida Located in Florida 

Confirmed counterfeit 

LT200 

(LIGACLIP®

EXTRA Ligating 

Clips) 

P4RG82 216 

Elite Plastic Surgery Located in Arizona 

Confirmed counterfeit 

STRAP25 

(ETHICON 

SECURESTRAP®) 

HCZ497 2 

Elmhurst Outpatient Surgery Center Located in Illinois 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) KGB6651 24 

Johnson Regional Medical Center Located in Arkansas 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1953 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) LGB6831 24 

Northern Texas Facial and Oral Surgery Located in Texas 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) 

KGB6651 

MEB5371 

12 12 

Meadville Medical Center Located in Pennsylvania 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1953 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) 

LGB6831 12 

MedVet Cincinnati Located in Ohio 

Confirmed counterfeit 

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LT200 

(LIGACLIP®

EXTRA Ligating 

Clips) 

P4RG82 2376 

Mercy Ships Currently Located in the Canary Islands 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1961 

(SURGICEL®

FIBRILLARTM) 

LME2761 10 

Performance Management Service Located in New Jersey 

Confirmed counterfeit 

OPSTRAP20 

(ETHICON 

SECURESTRAP®)

SVL985 6 

Pine Creek Medical Center Located in Texas 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) 

MEB5371 2 

Royalty Surgical Center Located in California 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1953 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) LGB6831 12 

Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Located in Pennsylvania 

Confirmed counterfeit 

STRAP25 

(ETHICON 

SECURESTRAP®) 

HCZ497 3 

Scotland County Hospital Located in Missouri 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1961 KGB6162 10 South Florida Oral and Confirmed counterfeit 

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(SURGICEL®

FIBRILLARTM) 

Maxilofacial Surgery Located in Florida 

1953 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) LGB6831 12 

Upstate Veterinary Specialists Located in New York 

Confirmed counterfeit 

LT200 

(LIGACLIP®

EXTRA Ligating 

Clips) 

R4124A 432 

Urologic Specialists of Northwest Indiana (who received the products by way of Alpha Medthrift Scientific Co.) Located in Indiana 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1953 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) LGB6831 12 

Veterinary Emergency + Referral Center of Hawaii Located in Hawaii 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) KGB6651 12 

Veterinary Medical Center Located in New York 

Confirmed counterfeit 

LT200 

R4124A 

P4RG82 

216 216 

West Georgia Urology 

Confirmed counterfeit 

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(LIGACLIP®

EXTRA Ligating 

Clips) 

Located in Georgia 

1961 

(SURGICEL®

FIBRILLARTM) 

KGB6162 10 

Wyoming Medical Center Located in Wyoming 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1953 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) LGB6831 12 

Yellowstone Surgery Center Located in Montana 

Confirmed counterfeit 

LT200 

(LIGACLIP®

EXTRA Ligating 

Clips) 

P4RG82 648 

Alpha Medthrift Scientific Co. Located in Illinois 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) MEB5371 12 

Bell Medical Services, Inc. Located in New Jersey 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) KGB6651 24 

CalMed Located in the U.S. Virgin Islands 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1961 

(SURGICEL®

FIBRILLARTM) 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) 

LME2761 

MEB5371 

30 48 

Davol Inc. Located in Rhode Island 

Confirmed counterfeit 

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1953 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) LGB6831 12 

First Medical Inc. Located in Iowa 

Confirmed counterfeit 

LT200 

(LIGACLIP®

EXTRA Ligating 

Clips) 

P4RG82 216 

Life Care Supplies Located in Michigan 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1961 

(SURGICEL®

FIBRILLARTM) 

LME2761 10 

Medical Supply Corporation Located in Michigan 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1961 

(SURGICEL®

FIBRILLARTM) 

LME2761 10 

Medex Supply Distributors, Inc. Located in New Jersey 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1961 

(SURGICEL®

FIBRILLARTM)

OPSTRAP20 

(ETHICON 

SECURESTRAP®) 

LME2761 

SVL985 

9 3 

Palm Harbor Medical, Inc. Located in Florida 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) MEB5371 10 

Spot On Specialties Located in Michigan 

Confirmed counterfeit 

LT200 

(LIGACLIP®

EXTRA Ligating 

Clips) 

R4124A 

P4RG82 

432 432 

The Surgical Pavilion Located in Arkansas 

Confirmed counterfeit 

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1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) KGB6651 24 

Surgical Resources Group Located in Florida 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1961 

(SURGICEL®

FIBRILLARTM) 

LME2761 10 

T-Plex Industries Located in Missouri 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) KGB6651 60 

Tenaya Therapeutics Located in Ohio 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1953 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) LGB6831 36 

Trans Med USA Located in Massachusetts 

Confirmed counterfeit 

STRAP25 

(ETHICON 

SECURESTRAP®)

HCZ497 5 

Valley Surgical Located in Florida 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) KGB6651 12 

Roger David Located in Michigan 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1952 

(SURGICEL® 

Original Hemostat) KGB6651 48 

Andrew Wingeier Located in Michigan 

Confirmed counterfeit 

1961 

(SURGICEL®

FIBRILLARTM) 

LME2761 KGB6162 

40 10 

Zhamilya Bayeva Located in New York 

Confirmed counterfeit 

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Dated: October 16, 2020

Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Bradley J. Andreozzi______ 

BRADLEY J. ANDREOZZI (ARDC No. 6286557) MATTHEW M. MORRISSEY (ARDC No. 6302575) FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP 191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3700 Chicago, IL 60606-1698 Tel: (312) 569-1000 Fax: (312) 569-3000 bradley.andreozzi@faegredrinker.commatthew.morrissey@faegredrinker.comand 

/s/ Geoffrey Potter

GEOFFREY POTTER ARON FISCHER (admission application to be submitted) TIMOTHY A. WATERS (admission application to be submitted) JOSHUA R. STEIN (admission application to be submitted) 

PATTERSON BELKNAP WEBB & TYLER LLP 

1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-6710 Tel: (212) 336-2000 Fax: (212) 336-2222 gpotter@pbwt.comafischer@pbwt.comtwaters@pbwt.comjstein@pbwt.comAttorneys for Plaintiffs Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon U& Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

 I hereby certify that on October 16, 2020, I caused the foregoing to be served on all counsel of record via 

system as well as by serving the documents via electronic mail upon the following: 

Mudassar Shah (pro se) m.shah@esutures.com

mudassarshah79@yahoo.com

/s/ Matthew M. Morrissey 

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