QT Inc.

QT Inc.

QT Incorporated is the manufacturer of the Q-Ray ionized bracelet. It is headed by the infomercial entrepreneur Que Te "Andrew" Park.

2003 FTC injunction

Mayo Clinic Proceedings published a study in 2002 showing definitively that Q-Ray bracelets have no effect upon muscle pain relative to the placebo effect."Mayo Clinic Proceedings", 2002. 77:1164-1168.
[http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/inside.asp?AID=206 "Effect of 'Ionized' Wrist Bracelets on Musculoskeletal Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial"] ] This study prompted the Federal Trade Commission to impose an injunction upon QT Inc. during 2003, preventing any further claims regarding pain relief.FTC halts deceptive pain relief claims. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/06/qtinc.htm]

2006 case

On September 8, 2006, a federal judge ordered QT Inc. to pay back $22.5 million "in ill-gotten gains", and the defendants could owe even more--up to $87 million--depending on how many Q-Ray customers seek refunds. U.S. Magistrate Judge Morton Denlow wrote a 136-page opinion and concluded, "Park made up the theory that the bracelet works like acupuncture or Eastern medicine. He has no testing or studies to support his theory". Thus, the theory was made "to defraud consumers out of millions of dollars by preying on their desire to find a simple solution to alleviate their physical pain".Q-Ray inventor gets more than wrist slap, http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0609090160sep09,1,2422233.story] On January 3, 2007, the Seventh Circuit affirmed the lower court's ruling. [FTC v. QT Inc. (7th Cir. Jan. 3, 2007) http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/fdocs/docs.fwx?submit=showbr&shofile=07-1662_018.pdf]

QT Inc continues to sell Q-Ray Bracelets online, but no longer claims that they have any particular effect. [ [http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-fri_qrayjan04,0,505975.story Multimillion judgment upheld in Q-Ray case - Justice System, Chicago - chicagotribune.com ] ]

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