Smith & Nephew PLC designs, manufactures and markets orthopedic devices, sports medicine and ENT technologies, and wound-care solutions. Slightly more than 40% of the U.K.-based firm's revenue comes from orthopedic products, and another 30% is a sports medicine and ENT. The remaining 27% of revenue is from the advanced wound therapy segment. Roughly half of Smith & Nephew's total revenue comes from the United States, just over 30% is from other developed markets, and emerging markets account for the remainder.

RAS Holding engages in trading of goods. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

Moximed, Inc. develops minimally invasive, joint sparing solutions for patients with knee osteoarthritis. Its Osteoarthritis treatment can minimize joint pain, restore normal activity levels, and slow down disease progression. The company was founded by Anton G. Clifford in 2006 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

Wright Medical Technology, Inc., a subsidiary of Stryker Corp., is a company headquartered in Arlington, TN. The firm manufactures orthopedic, prosthetic, and surgical appliances and supplies.

Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. designs, develops and markets orthopedic implants and devices. The company was founded by Jerome J. Klawitter in 1996 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

DePuy Ireland Unlimited Co., part of Johnson & Johnson, is a company headquartered in County Cork, Ireland. The firm develops and markets diagnostic and therapeutic products.

Zimmer, Inc. provides joint replacement solutions. The firm products include trauma and dental implants and orthopaedic surgical products. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Warsaw, IN.

Aircast, Inc. designs and manufactures orthopedic devices. The company offers bracing products, vascular systems, cold therapy systems, and fracture boots. It was founded by Glenn W. Johnson in 1970 and is headquartered in Vista, CA.

Part of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., Zimmer GmbH is a company headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, that develops and manufactures non contact instruments for quality monitoring. The firm was acquired by TSI, Inc. (Minnesota) on October 30, 1996.

TriMed, Inc. is a private company headquartered in Valencia, CA, that develops orthopedic devices.\nThe company says this about itself: TriMed, Inc, a leader in the advancement of orthopaedic fixation systems, largely due to its contribution in optimizing the treatment of periarticular fractures through ORIF, in addition to many other state-of-the-art technologies to treat indications in the upper and lower extremities. TriMed, headquartered in Santa Clarita, CA, holds numerous orthopaedic device patents.

LDR Medical SAS specializes in the design, production and marketing of surgical implants. The firm specializes in orthopedics and neurosurgery. Its products include cervical and thoracolumbar. The company was founded by Christophe Lavigne, Herve Dinville and Patrick Richard in 2000 and is headquartered in Troyes, France.

Microport Orthopedics Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of MicroPort Scientific Corp., is a Dutch company. The firm manufactures surgical devices.\nThe company says this about itself: MicroPort Orthopedics leverages extensive experience in orthopedics and excellent clinical results to improve patient outcomes and drive provider satisfaction across the globe. The mission of MicroPort Orthopedics is to become the trusted partner of healthcare professionals who share a belief that hip and knee replacements of the past are not good enough for the patient today. In partnership with surgeons, MicroPort helps patients get back on their feet quickly.

DePuy Products, Inc., part of Johnson & Johnson, is a company headquartered in the United States. The firm manufactures and distributes orthopaedic devices.

Howmedica Osteonics Corp., a subsidiary of Stryker Corp., is a company headquartered in Mahwah, NJ. The firm manufactures and supplies orthopaedic devices.

MAKO Surgical is a medical device company, markets its advanced robotic arm solution, joint specific applications for the knee and hip, and orthopedic implants for orthopedic procedures in the United States and internationally. The company offers MAKOplasty, a restorative surgical solution that enables orthopedic surgeons to treat patient specific osteoarthritic disease. It also provides robotic arm interactive orthopedic system (RIO) consisting of a tactile robotic arm utilizing an integrated bone cutting instrument; and a patient specific visualization component, which offers pre-operative and intra-operative guidance to the orthopedic surgeon, enabling tissue sparing bone removal, and accurate implant insertion and alignment. In 2011, The company was named the No.1 on the Technology Fast 500 as the fastest growing technology company by Deloitte and received the CSSEC Award for loyal, customer-focused staff members presented by the Technology Services Industry Association and ACE Award (Achievement in Customer Excellence) from MarketTools and Fast Tech Award as one of the 25 fastest growing technology companies in South Florida by South Florida Business Journal. MAKO Surgical was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Florida, USA.

nt-trading is focuses on the development and the production of premium products in the field of dental implant technology. More and more customers all over the world benefit from our high standards in quality, precision and innovation. With our products we improve prosthetic production processes and optimize the prosthetic treatment possibilities.

Industrial Research Limited (IRL) was a Crown Research Institute of New Zealand that was established in 1992 and merged into Callaghan Innovation, a new Crown entity, on 1 February 2013. IRL provided research, development and commercialisation services aimed at fostering industry development, economic growth and business expansion. It was established when the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research was disbanded and its staff and assets redistributed to form the research institutes in 1992.

Tornier SAS engages in the orthopedic industry. The company was founded on April 27, 1970 and is headquartered in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, France.