Wright Medical Group

[SUBSIDIARY]

Service & Cobot Robotics · HQ: Memphis, TN · Est. 1950 · 1 model registered

Funding gap >24mo

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Wright Medical Group: 1 model, $7.3B raised, 1 active incident. 1 source back the record.

Ownership

SUBSIDIARY

Capital / Funding

$7.3B

Headquarters

Memphis, TN

IP / Patents

Undisclosed

Platform Models

1

Audited Incidents

0

Overview

Wright Medical Group N.V. (formerly NASDAQ: WMGI) was a global medical device company specializing in upper and lower extremities (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, foot, ankle) and biologics, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1950, the company merged with Tornier N.V. in 2015 in a USD 3.3 billion tax inversion deal and was acquired by Stryker in November 2020 for approximately USD 4 billion. Wright Medical also developed preoperative planning technology and had a robotics program through its acquisition of IMASCAP

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 87.8%

Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.

  • SURGICAL

Key Facts

HQMemphis, TN
CEORobert J. Palmisano (President and CEO, 2011-2020)
TickerFormerly NASDAQ: WMGI (delisted after Stryker acquisition)
Acquired byStryker (NYSE: SYK) for ~USD 4 billion, completed Nov 11, 2020
Tornier mergerUSD 3.3 billion all-stock merger of equals, completed 2015
SpecialtyUpper extremities (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand) and lower extremities (foot, ankle) and biologics
IMASCAP acquisitionAcquired IMASCAP SAS for USD 88 million in 2019 for surgical planning and robotics
Hip implant controversiesConserve, Profemur, and Dynasty metal-on-metal hip implants faced FDA scrutiny, recalls, and lawsuits

Safety & Regulatory Posture

0 entries
Audited Incident & Recall FootprintLatest event: Sep 2004

1 recall on record (1 serious). Most recent: Sep 2004.

serious: 1

Leadership & Founders

0 entries

Key Former Leadership (1 Tracked)

Robert J. PalmisanoPresident and CEO

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

1 entry
Total Tracked1
Operating1
Announced0
Concluded1

Key Recurring Partners

Stryker1 · 1× joint · 4 total

Recent Verified Partnerships

  • Stryker acquires Wright Medical GroupNov 4, 2019

    MOST RECENT · Stryker acquires Wright Medical Group · 2019-11-04 · with Stryker · OPERATING

Platform Models

1 entry

Sectors & Applications

1 entry

FAQ

12 entries
What is Wright Medical Group?

Wright Medical Group N.V. (formerly NASDAQ: WMGI) was a global medical device company specializing in upper and lower extremities (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, foot, ankle) and biologics, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1950, the company merged with Tornier N.V. in 2015 in a USD 3.3 billion tax inversion deal and was acquired by Stryker in November 2020 for approximately USD 4 billion. Wright Medical also developed preoperative planning technology and had a robotics program through its acquisition of IMASCAP

What does Wright Medical Group make?

Wright Medical Group has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Wright Medical Device (Wright Medical Group builds physical robots).

Is Wright Medical Group publicly traded?

Wright Medical Group is not an independent public company; it has been acquired, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who is the CEO of Wright Medical Group?

Robert J. Palmisano is the ceo of Wright Medical Group, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Wright Medical Group?

Wright Medical Group has no separately traded stock; it has been acquired.

Where is Wright Medical Group headquartered?

Wright Medical Group is headquartered in Memphis, TN, USA.

How much funding has Wright Medical Group raised?

Wright Medical Group has raised approximately $7.3B in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns Wright Medical Group?

Wright Medical Group has been acquired and is no longer independently owned.

Where does Wright Medical Group operate robots?

Wright Medical Group is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Wright Medical Group a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Wright Medical Group ranks in roughly the top 13% of companies tracked by the registry.

Are there any incidents involving Wright Medical Group?

1 active incident involving Wright Medical Group is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.

Is Wright Medical Group safe?

Wright Medical Group has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 recall on record (1 serious). Most recent: Sep 2004. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.