AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2006--ArthroCare® Corp. (Nasdaq: ARTC - News), a multi-business medical device company that develops minimally invasive surgical products, announced today financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006. First quarter product revenues were $60.3 million, a 26 percent increase over the $47.8 million recorded in the same quarter of the previous year. Total revenues, which include product revenues, license fees and royalties, for the first quarter were $62.5 million, a 26 percent increase over the $49.7 million reported in the first quarter of 2005.
