Wright Medical Teams up With Arthrocare

Wright Medical has announced that they have entered into an exclusive agreement with ArthroCare Corporation to begin distributing their soft tissue fixation products for the foot and ankle, specifically with the knotless suturing technology. The specific devices involved include ArthroCare's Opus knotless suture fixation technology, which is expected to begin during the fall of 2011.

"We are extremely pleased to enter this agreement with ArthroCare. Soft tisse repair is a conrerstone of foot and ankle surgery, and this agreement allows Wright to deliver another innovative technology to our  customer." - Bob Fencl, Senior Director of Foot and Anlke Marketing at Wright Medical

You can see all of the Wright Medical foot and ankle product lines here. Check out the Opus Knotless Suture Fixation technology here.