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Healthcare/Hospital Law

Aug. 12, 2010

Oxygen Chamber Makers War Over Market

A false advertising dispute between California companies that make hyperbaric chambers could have unintended consequences: highlighting the industry's questionable sales pitches.

By Emma Gallegos

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A false advertising spat in federal court between competing California companies that manufacture hyperbaric chambers could have unintended consequences - highlighting the questionable marketing practices of an industry that thrives largely outside the purview of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Hyperbaric chambers are large, pressurized units that increase the flow of oxygen, a...

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