Wright Medical Group, Inc. Announces Commercial Launch of the VALOR(R) Hindfoot Fusion Nail System

ARLINGTON, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI), a global orthopaedic medical device company, today announced the full commercial launch of the VALOR® Hindfoot Fusion Nail – the most comprehensive and advanced surgical product for fusion of the ankle joint. The system was designed in conjunction with world-renowned foot and ankle surgeons to facilitate ankle fusion in the treatment of skeletal deformity, late-stage arthritis, or complications resulting from diabetes (neuro-osteoarthropathy). Since its initial pre-market availability announced in November of 2009, the system has been limited to use in a few centers in the U.S. gathering early clinical results.