ACCESSWIRE, 31 December 2020
The investigation centers on whether Penumbra misled investors about the company’s flagship products for treating ischemic stroke.
On Nov. 9, 2020, research firm Quintessential Capital Management (“QCM”) published a scathing report about “Penumbra and its ‘killer catheter'”, concluding: (1) “Penumbra’s flagship ‘Jet 7′ device is linked to 18 recorded deaths, 39 injuries: this might be only the ‘tip of the iceberg;'” (2) “[t]he device is unsafe and unmarketable: we believe an FDA class 1 recall highly likely”; (3) “Penumbra may have been highly misleading in critical parts of its communication with doctors and investors;” and, (4) “[d]espite appearances, financial metrics are rapidly deteriorating, anticipating a possible sharp drop in sales.”
