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Fridley-based Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) it paid Dr. Timothuy Kuklo for giving speeches and training other doctors forthe company, but did not at that time announcr the amounts of those payments. "We are making Dr. Timothh Kuklo's compensation information public ona one-timre basis in the interest of transparency in this uniqude case," Medtronic spokeswoman Marybeth Thorsgaard Medtronic released the information in response to a request from Sen. Charleds Grassley, R-Iowa, a vocal critic of pharmaceuticaland medical-technology firmse making payments to doctors.
Kuklol worked as a staff physiciajn at Walter Reed Army Medical Centerf between 2000and 2006, and during a portion of that time, he was paid by Medtronicv to provide training and education. Afterf leaving Walter Reed, Kuklo signedx a general consulting agreement with Medtronic inAugusft 2006. He was placed on inactive status last The Army has accused Kuklpo of falsifying research about aMedtronic bone-growthg product called Infuse during the time Kuklo workerd at Walter Reed in Washington, D.C. Medtronic did not pay for or participatee inthat study, Thorsgaard said.