Here are five things to know:
1. Mr. Ridgwell has more than 30 years of commercial experience in medical device fields. He spent 21 years working in senior executive roles at Zimmer.
2. Throughout his career, Mr. Ridgwell has had roles in the European, Middle Eastern and African operations at Zimmer. He was most recently the vice president of the trauma division.
3. In his new role, Mr. Ridgwell will bring his experience to the company’s product strategy in global markets.
4. The IlluninOss System is a light-curable polymer with an expandable balloon catheter for intramedullary patient-conforming implants. The technology is used in minimally invasive surgery.
5. Thousands of patients in Europe have undergone surgery with the IlluminOss System since 2010.
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