Which was passed as part of Obamacare. This gets levied on the "total revenues of a company, regardless of whether a company generates a profit, starting in 2013." That's right around the corner.
"Many companies will owe more in taxes than they generate from their operations. The result will be devastating to innovation, patient care and job creation."
The industry was hoping for it's repeal on a bipartisan basis.
http://www.medicaldevices.org/issues...m,-Device-Tax/