Wright Medical Group

Former / Previously (1)

• Robert J. Palmisano President and CEOsecondary-verified

Safety record

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Incidents affecting Wright Medical Group (1)

• Wright Medical voluntarily recalled CONSERVE hip system due to metal particle shedding2004-09-20 · Recall

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Financial state

Total funding

$7.3B

Employees

975

Reporting basis

aggregator_estimate

Lifecycle stage

acquired

Counterparty risk class

moderate

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Funding rounds (3)

• Acquisition2019-11-04

  $4.0B · $20.0B post

  Investors: Stryker (lead)

• Other2014-10-27

  $3.3B · $16.5B post

• IPO2001-07-13

  Investors: Public Market (lead)

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Acquisitions (1)

• acquired by Strykerfull acquisition2020-11-01

Timeline

Every recorded move in Wright Medical Group’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.

1. 🎯

   Acquired byAcquired

   2020-11-01

   Acquired

2. 💰

   Funding roundAcquisition funding round

   2019-11-04

   Acquisition raising $4000000000

3. 🤝

   PartnershipStryker acquires Wright Medical Group

   2019-11-04

   Stryker acquired Wright Medical Group N.V. for approximately USD 4 billion, enhancing its trauma and extremities portfolio. The FTC required divestment of Stryker's total ankle replacement assets and Wright's finger joint implant assets as a condition of approval. The acquisition was completed on November 11, 2020

4. 💰

   Funding roundOther funding round

   2014-10-27

   Other raising $3300000000

5. 💰

   Funding roundIPO funding round

   2001-07-13

   IPO

Recent activity

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• Record createdJun 25, 2026

  Added to the verified registry

• Incident recordedSep 20, 2004

  Wright Medical voluntarily recalled CONSERVE hip system due to metal particle shedding

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Sources (1)

1. https://www.stryker.com/ ↗

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