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BENJAMIN S ASSENMACHER
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BENJAMIN S ASSENMACHER

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1821 N HUDSON AVE. UNIT A, CHICAGO, IL, 60614
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DR. BENJAMIN ASSENMACHER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

85

payments

$11,581

payment total

8

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
Travel and Lodging
 21 $6,920
Food and Beverage
 63 $3,571
Education
 1 $1,090

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $2,824
Q-FIX

device

 $2,541
BIORAPTOR

device

 $1,865
HEALICOIL

device

 $1,839
REGENETEN

device

 $1,799
OSTEORAPTOR

device

 $1,631
SUTUREFIX

device

 $1,631
BIOSURE REGENESORB

device

 $1,097
TRUNAV

device

 $1,097
COBLATION WANDS

device

 $941
MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM

device

 $773
PINPOINT SYSTEM

device

 $684
ULTRA FAST-FIX

device

 $684
G7

device

 $645
HIPSTRUMENTS

device

 $593
PERSONA

device

 $492
ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL

device

 $489
FOOTPRINT ULTRA PK. SL, 4.5 AND 5.5MM KNOTLESS ANCHOR

device

 $422
TWINFIX

device

 $344
MULTIFIX S

device

 $276
FOOTPRINT

device

 $242
ACL REDUX

device

 $218
BIORAPTOR KNOTLESS

device

 $205
ULTRABUTTON

device

 $165
BIOSURE

device

 $160
HIP POSITIONING SYSTEM

device

 $138
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS

device

 $100
VAC VERAFLO

device

 $99
VAC VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE

device

 $99
ULTRATAPE

device

 $95
FIRSTPASS MINI

device

 $88
SUPER TURBOVAC 90

device

 $69
REGENESORB

device

 $61
DYONICS BONECUTTER

device

 $61
CLANCY ANATOMIC CRUCIATE GUIDE

device

 $50
FAST-FIX 360

device

 $50
DYONICS PLATINUM

device

 $46
DYONICS BURRS

device

 $36
GOFLO POLE PUMP

device

 $36
FIRSTPASS

device

 $34
SMARTSTITCH

device

 $34
SPEEDSTITCH SUTURE PASSER

device

 $34
DYONICS 25 FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

device

 $34
MICRORAPTOR SUTURE ANCHOR

device

 $28
DYONICS INCISOR

device

 $25
ZILRETTA

drug

 $25
DUROLANE

device

 $15
ACUFEX

device

 $9
DYONICS STRAIGHT BLADES

device

 $4
† 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
Jan 10, 2018 $1,177 BIORAPTOR HEALICOIL OSTEORAPTOR Q-FIX SUTUREFIX Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $1,090 No Listed Product Education CDC MEDICAL LLC
Nov 10, 2018 $826 REGENETEN Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 8, 2018 $727 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CDC MEDICAL LLC
Jun 13, 2018 $659 BIOSURE REGENESORB TRUNAV Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $611 G7 Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $486 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Jun 17, 2018 $460 PINPOINT SYSTEM ULTRA FAST-FIX MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $455 ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL HIPSTRUMENTS Q-FIX Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $379 REGENETEN Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $226 PERSONA Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $224 PINPOINT SYSTEM ULTRA FAST-FIX MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $210 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $172 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $166 PERSONA Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $150 FOOTPRINT ULTRA PK. SL, 4.5 AND 5.5MM KNOTLESS ANCHOR COBLATION WANDS TWINFIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $148 COBLATION WANDS REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $147 COBLATION WANDS FOOTPRINT HEALICOIL Q-FIX MULTIFIX S Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $146 COBLATION WANDS REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $140 BIORAPTOR HEALICOIL OSTEORAPTOR Q-FIX SUTUREFIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $138 HIPSTRUMENTS Q-FIX HIP POSITIONING SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $134 COBLATION WANDS REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $134 BIOSURE REGENESORB TRUNAV Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $124 BIORAPTOR HEALICOIL OSTEORAPTOR Q-FIX SUTUREFIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $111 ACL REDUX BIOSURE Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 10, 2018 $109 COBLATION WANDS Q-FIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $103 BIOSURE REGENESORB TRUNAV Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $100 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $99 VAC VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE VAC VERAFLO Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
Apr 26, 2018 $95 BIORAPTOR FOOTPRINT TWINFIX ULTRATAPE Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $93 BIORAPTOR HEALICOIL OSTEORAPTOR Q-FIX SUTUREFIX Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $91 BIOSURE REGENESORB TRUNAV Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $90 FOOTPRINT ULTRA PK. SL, 4.5 AND 5.5MM KNOTLESS ANCHOR BIORAPTOR KNOTLESS BIORAPTOR TWINFIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $89 ULTRABUTTON Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $87 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $65 BIORAPTOR HEALICOIL OSTEORAPTOR Q-FIX SUTUREFIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $61 COBLATION WANDS HEALICOIL Q-FIX REGENESORB REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $59 BIOSURE REGENESORB TRUNAV Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 16, 2018 $52 BIOSURE REGENESORB TRUNAV Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $50 CLANCY ANATOMIC CRUCIATE GUIDE FAST-FIX 360 ULTRABUTTON Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $47 FOOTPRINT ULTRA PK. SL, 4.5 AND 5.5MM KNOTLESS ANCHOR BIORAPTOR KNOTLESS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 4, 2018 $46 FOOTPRINT ULTRA PK. SL, 4.5 AND 5.5MM KNOTLESS ANCHOR COBLATION WANDS DYONICS PLATINUM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $42 ACL REDUX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 10, 2018 $41 FOOTPRINT ULTRA PK. SL, 4.5 AND 5.5MM KNOTLESS ANCHOR BIORAPTOR Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $38 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $37 ACL REDUX MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $37 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CDC MEDICAL LLC
Jun 16, 2018 $37 FIRSTPASS MINI Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $36 SUPER TURBOVAC 90 GOFLO POLE PUMP DYONICS BURRS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $34 ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL FIRSTPASS SMARTSTITCH SPEEDSTITCH SUTURE PASSER Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $34 PERSONA Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $34 G7 Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $34 DYONICS 25 FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DYONICS BONECUTTER SUPER TURBOVAC 90 Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $33 MULTIFIX S Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $31 BIORAPTOR HEALICOIL OSTEORAPTOR Q-FIX SUTUREFIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $30 MULTIFIX S REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $30 PERSONA Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $28 BIORAPTOR KNOTLESS MICRORAPTOR SUTURE ANCHOR Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $27 ACL REDUX DYONICS BONECUTTER Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $26 ULTRABUTTON Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $26 MULTIFIX S Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $25 PERSONA Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $25 DYONICS INCISOR Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $25 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $25 BIOSURE Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $24 FOOTPRINT ULTRA PK. SL, 4.5 AND 5.5MM KNOTLESS ANCHOR BIORAPTOR KNOTLESS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $24 BIOSURE Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $24 MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 16, 2018 $24 FIRSTPASS MINI Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $23 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $19 MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM FIRSTPASS MINI Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $16 FOOTPRINT ULTRA PK. SL, 4.5 AND 5.5MM KNOTLESS ANCHOR BIORAPTOR KNOTLESS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $15 DUROLANE Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Jun 15, 2018 $15 MULTIFIX S Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $10 MULTIFIX S Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $9 MULTIFIX S Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $9 ACUFEX MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM FIRSTPASS MINI Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $9 FOOTPRINT ULTRA PK. SL, 4.5 AND 5.5MM KNOTLESS ANCHOR BIORAPTOR TWINFIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $9 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $7 MULTIFIX S Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $7 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $5 PERSONA Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $5 PERSONA Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $4 DYONICS STRAIGHT BLADES Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
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