Arthrex, Inc.

Arthrex, Inc. is a privately held medical device company that develops and manufactures minimally invasive orthopedic products and surgical technologies. Founded in 1981 by Reinhold Schmieding, who began with three minimally invasive orthopedic products and a drafting table in Munich, the company now operates in more than 80 countries, employs about 7,000 people and is based in Naples, Florida.

Its work spans arthroscopy, sports medicine, trauma, spine surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, orthobiologics and arthroplasty. The portfolio covers surgical devices, implants and instruments for these fields, alongside orthobiologics and arthroplasty offerings. Arthrex reports developing more than 1,000 new products a year, a pace that reflects the engineering and manufacturing activity at the core of the business.

Product development is paired with an extensive educational programme. Arthrex trains some 62,000 healthcare professionals annually through more than 160 surgical training labs, delivering medical education to surgeons and other clinicians on its technologies and on minimally invasive techniques.

The company describes its mission as Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better, with a stated emphasis on quality and on helping patients recover faster and return to active lifestyles. It remains family-owned and privately held more than four decades after its founding.