Wright Medical Group Reaches Agreement on Compliance Issues

Wright Medical Group’s subsidiary Wright Medical Technology has reached an agreement with the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey and the Office of the Inspector General in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to resolve a May 5 letter regarding the company’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement, according to a Wright Medical Group news release.

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The company has agreed to extend the term of its DPA for 12 months, and it will expire on Sept. 29, 2012. The USAO agreed not to take additional action regarding the breach of the DPA referenced in the letter earlier this year. The company and the OIG have agreed to an amendment to the Corporate Integrity Agreement, which will begin on Sept. 29, 2012 and expire three years later.

Since the letter, the company has taken steps to enhance its compliance and commitment to high standards of ethical conduct. This past year, there has been a series of executive changes, including CEO changes, which may or may not have been related to the ongoing compliance investigation.

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