Ignite Orthopedics
Indiana orthopedic product developer whose shoulder and radial-head platforms were acquired by Johnson & Johnson MedTech.
Company overview
Ignite Orthopedics is a privately held orthopedic product-development company founded in 2017 by Brian Hodorek and Matt Purdy. Its current office is in Winona Lake, Indiana, within the Warsaw orthopedic cluster. The business emphasizes surgeon collaboration and upper-extremity implant development.
Ignite developed radial-head and shoulder arthroplasty systems that its current team page identifies as subsequently acquired by Johnson & Johnson MedTech. DePuy Synthes independently confirmed acquisition of the INHANCE shoulder system under a multi-year strategic agreement in 2021. These transferred platforms demonstrate development and commercialization history, rather than an independently marketed current Ignite portfolio.
Current named development programs and standalone commercial products were not established in the reviewed materials. The team also describes work on ACHIEVE through Ignite OrthoMotion, a separately named FDA applicant. That relationship is noted without assuming subsidiary ownership or adding OrthoMotion’s knee-system clearances to Ignite Orthopedics’ totals.
Leadership
6 peopleProducts & regulatory status How does MedTechIndex get this information?
Summary
Ignite has a documented FDA and product-development track record. Its radial-head and shoulder systems are reported as transferred to Johnson & Johnson MedTech; no independently marketed current Ignite product family was established. This ownership context comes before current-portfolio counts. [1][5][9][10][11][7][8][21][22][2][28]
No matching FDA recall event was identified in the completed company/applicant, linked-identifier and product-name searches. [30][31]
Regulatory snapshot How to read this snapshot
U.S. FDA- 0
- 510(k) clearances
- 0
- De Novo grants
- 0
- PMA approvals
- 0
- Recall events
Latest recorded source review: 2026-10-20.
Commercial portfolio snapshot
No independently marketed current Ignite product family established. Previously developed platforms were transferred; that does not mean they were discontinued.
Commercial development
The current website describes a surgeon-led development business without identifying a separate active device program. Its team also reports ACHIEVE development through Ignite OrthoMotion. FDA lists OrthoMotion as a separate applicant; its ownership relationship and current commercial details require separate confirmation. [25][1][23][7][8]
Activity & Milestones
6 eventsDePuy INHANCE acquisition and launch confirmed
Buyer announced the INHANCE system and confirmed its acquisition from Ignite under a multi-year strategic agreement. Transaction value was not established. [5]
Stemless shoulder 510(k) clearance
FDA issued K203108 to Ignite Orthopedics, LLC; excluded from current Ignite portfolio totals. [11]
Anatomic shoulder 510(k) clearance
FDA issued K202716 to Ignite Orthopedics, LLC; the shoulder platform subsequently transferred. [9]
Revolution Radial Head 510(k) clearance
FDA issued K183618 to Ignite Orthopedics, Inc. This is part of the historical transferred portfolio. [10]
Nextremity business alliance announced
The companies announced a business alliance. This historical collaboration is not evidence that either acquired the other. [3]
Company formation announced
Ignite announced formation by Brian Hodorek and Matt Purdy, with board appointments. [2]
33 Cited Sources
Accessed 10/20/2026
33 Cited Sources
Accessed 10/20/2026