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<section id="main"><div id="title-container"><div class="center clear" style="display:none;"><ul class="vb breadcrumb"><li><a href="/">Home</a><span class="divider">/</span></li><li><a href="/global-supply-chain">Global Supply Chain</a><span class="divider">/</span></li></ul><h1 class="vb">Types of Suppliers</h1></div><hr style="display:none;" ><div style="height:35px;background-color:white;"></div></div><div id="alerts-container" class="vb center"><noscript><div class="alert"><h4>JavaScript is currently not supported or is disabled by this browser.  Please enable JavaScript for full functionality.</h4></div></noscript></div><div class="clearfix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><a href="#sideNav"></a><div class="center"><section id="outlier" class="two-column clearfix vb"><section id="sideNav"><h5>Global Supply Chain</h5><nav><ul><li><a class="" href="/global-supply-chain">Global Supply Chain</a><ul><li><a class="" href="/global-supply-chain/german-supply-chain-act">German Supply Chain Act</a></li><li><a class="selected" href="/global-supply-chain/types-of-suppliers">Types of Suppliers</a></li><li><a class="" href="/global-supply-chain/onboarding-process">Onboarding Process</a></li><li><a class="" href="/global-supply-chain/request-for-quotes">Request For Quotes (RFQ)</a></li><li><a class="" href="/global-supply-chain/arthrex-sba-supplier-base-program">Arthrex SBA Supplier Base Program</a></li><li><a class="" href="/global-supply-chain/arthrex-global-trade-compliance">Arthrex Global Trade Compliance</a></li><li><a class="" href="/global-supply-chain/supplier-performance-management">Supplier Performance Management</a></li><li><a class="" href="/global-supply-chain/sustaining-business-relationships">Sustaining Business Relationships</a></li><li><a class="" href="/global-supply-chain/supplier-sustainability">Sustainability</a></li><li><a class="" href="/global-supply-chain/arthrex-supplier-applications">Arthrex Applications</a></li><li><a class="" href="/global-supply-chain/supplier-contact-page">Become a Prospective Supplier</a></li><li></li></ul></li></ul></nav></section><section><article><div class="contributor-content"><p><strong>TYPES OF SUPPLIERS</strong></p><p><strong>Category A Suppliers (Critical Suppliers)</strong></p><ul><li>Implants</li><li>Class IIB and Class III MDD/MDR device suppliers</li><li>OEM implantable devices</li><li>Private-label implantable devices</li><li>Electromechanical equipment manufacturers</li><li>Raw materials used for implantable devices</li><li>Sterile barrier packaging</li><li>Sterilization services</li><li>Analytical testing/laboratory (related to product releases)</li></ul><p><strong>Category B Suppliers (Standard Suppliers)</strong></p><ul><li>Class I and Class IIA MDD/MDR nonsterile device suppliers</li><li>Nonimplantable component suppliers, all classes</li><li>Raw materials used in nonimplantable devices</li><li>Calibration suppliers</li><li>Analytical testing/laboratory (related to nonproduct release)</li></ul><p><strong>Category C Suppliers(Noncritical)</strong></p><ul><li>Equipment maintenance/providers</li><li>Veterinary devices/facility services/waste management/pest control</li><li>Training services/staffing agencies</li><li>Arthrex distributors</li><li>Arthrex subsidiaries</li></ul></div></article></section></section></div></div></section>