Corporate Compliance
Welcome to the Wright Corporate Compliance website. This website provides you with an overview of our Compliance program including its structure, policies, and contact information should you have questions or need additional information about compliance at Wright.
- Corporate Compliance Mission Statement
- Compliance Organization
- Contacts
- Ethics Hotline
- Code of Conduct and Business Principles
- Wright Consultants
- Wright Corporate Compliance Policies
- Grant Requests
Corporate Compliance Mission Statement
Wright is committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct and to strictly comply with the guidelines, rules, and regulations that govern our business practices. Wright’s corporate responsibility to drive the core values of integrity, ethical behavior, professionalism, and trustworthiness, allows us to demonstrate our commitment to compliance excellence and exemplary corporate citizenship.
Compliance Organization
Wright is committed to Compliance at all levels of the organization. Wright has established a global compliance program that is made up of the following groups:
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Assists the Board of Directors in overseeing the corporate governance processes at Wright Medical Group, Inc. |
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Oversees the global Compliance program at Wright. |
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Cross-functional team responsible for monitoring activities across the business to ensure consistent and compliant practices. |
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Reviews all grant requests from outside organizations against a series of guidelines as established by Wright. |
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Responsible for Health Care Professional Consultant royalty decisions worldwide on an ongoing basis. |
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Reviews and approves all service need requests generated by the Functional Areas during the Needs Assessment Process. |
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Reviews the qualifications of all of Wright’s existing (reviewed annually) and proposed new (reviewed monthly) Health Care Professional Consultants to determine if those qualifications meet specific Health Care Professional Consulting needs. |
Contacts
Wright consistently strives to provide responsive support and to deal with our customers in the most fair and ethical manner possible. Should you have questions or concerns about an ethics and/or compliance issue, or have questions about our compliance program, please contact Wright’s Chief Compliance Officer.
Daniel J. Garen
Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer
Daniel.Garen@wmt.com
Phone: (901) 867-4361
You may also contact Wright’s Ethics Hotline at (901) 867-4349 or email ethics@wmt.com.
Ethics Hotline
Responsibility for Reporting Suspected or Known Violations:
Everyone associated with Wright is responsible for complying with our Code of Business Conduct and the Company’s related policies and procedures.
Violations must be reported immediately to:
- the Chief Compliance Officer
- the Ethics Hotline at (901) 867-4349
- the Ethics Hotline email at ethics@wmt.com
Additionally, you can report violations to the Audit Committee or the Board of Directors by submitting an email message to auditcommittee@wmt.com.
Employees may make reports of violations or suspected violations anonymously if they wish, and no employee making a good faith report will be subject to retaliation.
To access our EthicsPoint website, please visit https://secure.ethicspoint.com.
Code of Conduct and Business Principles
Wright is an AdvaMed Member and Advocate
The Advanced Medical Technology Association ("AdvaMed") is dedicated to the advancement of medical science, the improvement of patient care, and in particular to the contribution that high quality, cost-effective health care technology can make toward achieving those goals. In pursuing this mission, AdvaMed members recognize that adherence to ethical standards and compliance with applicable laws are critical to the medical device industry's ability to continue its collaboration with health care professionals.
Members encourage ethical business practices and socially responsible industry conduct related to their interactions with health care professionals. Members also respect the obligation of health care professionals to make independent decisions regarding Member products.
Consequently, AdvaMed adopted this voluntary Code of Ethics, effective January 1, 2004 and revised and restated with an effective date of July 1, 2009, to facilitate Members' ethical interactions with those individuals or entities that purchase, lease, recommend, use, arrange for the purchase or lease of, or prescribe Members' medical technology products in the United States.
Without reservation, Wright strongly endorses both the letter and spirit of the AdvaMed Code of Ethics.
Wright is a Eucomed Member and Advocate
Eucomed is an association representing the interests of European medical technology/device manufacturers. Eucomed believes that high quality, cost-effective medical technologies and related services can make a significant contribution to the safety and well being of patients and the improvement of healthcare systems.
Eucomed's members recognize that compliance with applicable laws and regulations and adherence to ethical standards are both an obligation and a critical step to the achievement of the aforementioned goals and can enhance the reputation and success of the medical technology/device industry.
This Code of Business Practice (hereinafter referred to as the "Code") is intended to provide guidance as to the minimum standards which should apply to its members' business practices in Europe and, generally, elsewhere. It is not intended to supplant or supersede national laws or regulations or other professional or other business codes (including company codes) which may apply to its members.
The associations that are members of Eucomed ensure that their respective codes of practice, if any, are compatible with the Eucomed Code of Business practice.
Without reservation, Wright strongly endorses both the letter and spirit of the Eucomed Code of Ethics.
- View more on the Eucomed Code of Ethics.
- View Wright’s Compliance Manual for Europe, Middle East, Africa ("EMEA") Operations
Wright Consultants
Wright’s relationships with Consultants, including surgeons and other Healthcare Professionals, are governed by the professional codes of ethical conduct as outlined in our policies which are based on the AdvaMed and Eucomed guidelines.
We work closely with our Consultants to develop innovative products, provide training on our products and techniques, and to undertake important clinical research.
Wright Corporate Compliance Policies
The following policies are provided in .PDF format.
- AdvaMed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals
- Wright Code of Business Conduct
- Wright Code of Business Conduct Acknowledgement Form
- Wright Customer Relationship Policy
- Wright Privacy Practices Notice
- Wright Declaration of Adoption of Comprehensive Compliance Program
- Wright Compliance Manual for Europe, Middle East, Africa Operations
Grant Requests
For 2013, Wright has proudly contributed to the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) in support of the Young Investigator Grant in the area of Foot and Ankle, GME fellowships in adult reconstruction, Prospective Clinical Research and a Directed Research Grant for Revision Related to Total Ankle Arthroplasty. For more information on OREF, please visit www.oref.org
Wright is also a Gold Level Supporter to the Outreach & Education Fund (OEF) through OREF in support of the Resident Lecture Series, Research Grants and a Resident Scholarship Program. For more information on OEF, please visit www.aofas.org/oef
Wright is no longer accepting grant requests for cash support in 2013. However, Wright will continue to review requests for donations of implants, products and supplies related to medical missions.
All product donation requests must be submitted to Wright's grant portal at [email protected] for consideration. You may access Wright's Product Donation Submission Request by clicking here.
