TYPES OF SUPPLIERS
Category A Suppliers (Critical Suppliers)
- Implants
- Class IIB and Class III MDD/MDR device suppliers
- OEM implantable devices
- Private-label implantable devices
- Electromechanical equipment manufacturers
- Raw materials used for implantable devices
- Sterile barrier packaging
- Sterilization services
- Analytical testing/laboratory (related to product releases)
Category B Suppliers (Standard Suppliers)
- Class I and Class IIA MDD/MDR nonsterile device suppliers
- Nonimplantable component suppliers, all classes
- Raw materials used in nonimplantable devices
- Calibration suppliers
- Analytical testing/laboratory (related to nonproduct release)
Category C Suppliers(Noncritical)
- Equipment maintenance/providers
- Veterinary devices/facility services/waste management/pest control
- Training services/staffing agencies
- Arthrex distributors
- Arthrex subsidiaries