Wright Medical Group, Inc. Announces Japanese Regulatory Approval For MICRONAIL(TM)

ARLINGTON, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2006--Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI - News): Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI - News), a global orthopaedic medical device company, today announced approval of its MICRONAIL(TM) intramedullary distal radius implant by Japan’s Ministry of Health. Introduced in the United States in 2005, the minimally-invasive MICRONAIL(TM) Fixation System provides immediate stabilization for wrist fractures utilizing fixed-angle locking screws.