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MARC P SAKWA
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MARC P SAKWA

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
1663 W BIG BEAVER RD, TROY, MI, 48084-3501
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MARC SAKWA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

63

payments

$56,628

payment total

7

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 7 $39,600
Travel and Lodging
 5 $8,382
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $4,872
Food and Beverage
 48 $3,774

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
RAM

device

 $33,084
COR KNOT

device

 $32,226
TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE

device

 $14,903
PROFILE 3D

device

 $3,248
AVALUS

device

 $1,624
EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE

device

 $1,400
MASTERS MECHANICAL HEART VALVE

device

 $700
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $597
HANCOCK

device

 $569
3F

device

 $316
IMPELLA

device

 $125
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS

device

 $28
PLASMABLADE

device

 $20
BIOGLUE

device

 $13
ON-X

device

 $13
PHOTOFIX

device

 $13
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Apr 30, 2018 $24,200 COR KNOT RAM Consulting LSI SOLUTIONS INC
Sep 7, 2018 $6,182 COR KNOT RAM Travel and Lodging LSI SOLUTIONS INC AMEX
Dec 6, 2018 $4,900 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 25, 2018 $4,200 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 13, 2018 $2,100 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 13, 2018 $2,100 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 11, 2018 $1,624 AVALUS Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
Mar 5, 2018 $1,624 PROFILE 3D Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
Apr 19, 2018 $1,624 PROFILE 3D Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
Jul 19, 2018 $1,400 EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 29, 2018 $979 COR KNOT RAM Travel and Lodging LSI SOLUTIONS INC AMEX
Jul 11, 2018 $864 COR KNOT RAM Travel and Lodging LSI SOLUTIONS INC AMEX
Apr 15, 2018 $858 RAM Food and Beverage LSI SOLUTIONS INC
Sep 27, 2018 $700 MASTERS MECHANICAL HEART VALVE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 10, 2018 $348 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 5, 2018 $184 HANCOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $182 HANCOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $175 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 8, 2018 $172 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 19, 2018 $170 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 16, 2018 $166 HANCOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 14, 2018 $155 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 8, 2018 $142 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 18, 2018 $132 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $129 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 6, 2018 $125 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Sep 20, 2018 $118 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 17, 2018 $110 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 29, 2018 $108 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $100 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $100 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $91 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $89 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $56 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 23, 2018 $41 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $32 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $29 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $28 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $27 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 9, 2018 $26 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 5, 2018 $25 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $23 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 5, 2018 $20 PLASMABLADE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $20 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 4, 2018 $16 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 10, 2018 $13 BIOGLUE ON-X PHOTOFIX Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $12 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 17, 2018 $11 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $10 HANCOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $9 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 17, 2018 $9 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $8 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 10, 2018 $8 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 25, 2018 $8 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $8 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $7 HANCOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $7 HANCOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $6 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $5 HANCOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $4 HANCOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $3 HANCOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $3 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $1 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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