Reign Medical

What Reign Medical does

Reign Medical is a privately held medical device company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that designs, manufactures, and markets the Clench® Compression Staple System, a fully disposable sterile fixation implant for foot and ankle surgery. The system is built around a Nitinol shape memory alloy ratcheting compression plate that activates at body temperature to deliver continuous, bi-cortical compression throughout healing, eliminating the need for external heating. Its portfolio spans staple sizes from 7x5mm to 20x20mm to cover indications including Evans osteotomy, Akin osteotomy, hammertoe repair, joint arthrodesis, and general osteotomy fixation, and is sold as all-in-one sterile, single-use kits that remove the need for pre- and post-operative instrument set management at the facility level.

The company serves orthopedic and podiatric surgeons performing procedures in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, and goes to market exclusively through independent orthopedic and extremity-surgery sales distributors in the United States. Lead designer Dr. Andronica Handie, a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon and inventor of the Clench® Staple Delivery System, anchors the clinical credibility of the line, while a strategic supply partnership with Solvay provides Ixef® polyarylamide (PARA) resin for the delivery tool components. The product line is protected by pending US and international patents and a registered Clench® trademark.

Reign Medical operates as a sub-10-employee organization with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no disclosed revenue. Commercial activity is supported by a clinical-education ecosystem of procedure-specific landing pages, downloadable surgical technique guides, presence at medical conferences, and a professional LinkedIn presence, with sales inquiries routed through email and phone. The business is currently single-product, single-geography, and entirely distributor-dependent, leaving the company's growth profile and capital structure largely opaque from public sources.

Name

Reign Medical

Legal name

Reign Medical

Website

https://reignmedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Reign Medical is a privately held Tulsa-based medical device company that sells the Clench® Compression Staple System, a fully disposable sterile Nitinol fixation implant for orthopedic and podiatric foot and ankle surgery, distributed in the United States through independent sales representatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Orthopedic Surgical Implants

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

SIC

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Orthopedic Trauma & Extremities Fixation (Plates/Screws/Nails/External Fixation) (HLAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Surgical Stapling, Suturing & Hemostasis (Staplers, Clips, Sealants, Tourniquets) (HLAHADAL), Single-Use Surgical Devices & Procedure Packs (Disposable instruments, drapes, kits) (HLAHADAM)

Keywords

• Orthopedic surgical implants
• Foot and ankle fixation
• Disposable sterile instruments
• Nitinol compression staples
• Podiatric surgical devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales: Reign Medical generates revenue through the sale of Clench® compression staple systems and related surgical implants. The products are sold as fully disposable sterile kits to orthopedic and podiatric surgeons for use in hospitals and surgery centers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Reign Medical designs, manufactures, and distributes the Clench® Compression Staple System, a fully disposable sterile fixation system used by orthopedic and podiatric surgeons for foot and ankle bone fusion, osteotomy fixation, and joint arthrodesis. The product combines a Nitinol shape memory alloy implant with a proprietary ratcheting compression hub packaged with all disposable sterile instrumentation, available in sizes from 7x5mm to 20x20mm and sold through independent sales distributors to hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.

Product overview

Reign Medical offers a single unified product portfolio centered on the Clench® Compression Staple System. This system is a fully disposable sterile fixation system designed for orthopedic and podiatric surgeons performing foot and ankle procedures including osteotomy fixation and joint arthrodesis. The portfolio includes staple sizes ranging from 7x5mm to 20x20mm, with fully disposable instrumentation packaged sterile. The Clench® system utilizes Nitinol shape memory alloy technology to provide continuous compression and is supplied as all-in-one instruments and implant kits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clench: The Clench Compression Staple System - a fully disposable sterile fixation system for orthopedic and podiatric surgeons for hand and foot bone fragments, osteotomy fixation and joint arthrodesis.

Products and services

• Clench® Compression Staple System A fully disposable sterile fixation system for orthopedic and podiatric surgeons designed for foot and ankle bone fragments, osteotomy fixation, and joint arthrodesis. The system uses Nitinol shape memory alloy to provide continuous and active bi-cortical compression throughout the healing process, and integrates a ratcheting compression plate with cannulated and threaded legs plus a ratcheting hub into a stand-alone implant. The portfolio includes staple sizes from 7x5mm to 20x20mm, with all disposable instrumentation packaged sterile.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SolvaycoreTechnology or Integration · 12 June 2018Solvay, a leading global supplier of specialty polymers, supplies Ixef® polyarylamide (PARA) resin for the Clench® compression staple system's delivery tool components. Ixef® PARA provides the high stiffness and biocompatibility required to reliably withstand compression forces, torsional loads, and axial loads during fixation procedures. This partnership was announced June 12, 2018 in Atlanta, GA.
• Surgical Design TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReign Medical works in partnership with a highly regarded surgical design team including Dr. Andronica Handie, a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon and inventor of the Clench® Staple Delivery System. This collaboration drives innovation in design, technique, and utilization of surgical devices for foot and ankle procedures.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Vilex: Smaller foot and ankle-focused orthopedic company with a comparable niche orientation and similar sales-channel approach; useful comp for Reign's likely revenue scale and growth trajectory.
• Conventus Orthopaedics: Niche orthopedic extremity fixation company with novel implant technologies; comparable in being a small, IP-driven, single-segment medtech pursuing similar surgical call points.
• Nextremity Solutions: Foot and ankle specialist developing procedure-specific fixation technologies; comparable in size, scope, and strategic positioning as a bolt-on target or licensing partner for Reign's IP.

Direct peers

• Treace Medical Concepts: Public foot and ankle-focused orthopedic company (Lapiplasty system) that sells disposable, single-use procedural kits into the same ASC and podiatric surgeon channel Reign targets. Closest comparable in go-to-market model and end-customer.
• Paragon 28: Pure-play foot and ankle orthopedic company with a broad fixation and staple portfolio; competes head-to-head with Clench in osteotomy and arthrodesis procedures and shares the surgeon-direct sales motion.

Broad incumbents

• Arthrex: Privately held orthopedic device giant with a deep foot and ankle fixation portfolio. Comparable in that Arthrex sells compression staples and similar constructs into the same surgical call point, but it operates across all orthopedic sports medicine segments.
• Smith+Nephew: Global orthopedic and sports medicine player selling foot and ankle fixation constructs. Comparable in product category; differs in that Reign is a single-product niche specialist while S+N offers a portfolio selling motion.
• Stryker: Diversified orthopedic medtech leader whose foot and ankle division (via Wright Medical acquisition) competes in staples, plates, and osteotomy fixation. Comparable product overlap, vastly different scale and salesforce reach.
• Zimmer Biomet: Global orthopedic leader with foot and ankle offerings; comparable in product overlap but competes at the IDN and GPO contracting level where Reign's distributor model has limited leverage.
• DePuy Synthes (Johnson & Johnson): Orthopedic trauma and extremities franchise with extensive foot and ankle plate and staple systems. Comparable in regulatory pathway and clinical evidence requirements; competes on hospital contracts and surgeon relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/reignmedical
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reign-medical

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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