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Medical device company profile

surgebright

Austrian developer and manufacturer of Shark Screw human-bone allograft screws for orthopedic and trauma surgery.

Medical Device ManufacturerOrthopedics & MusculoskeletalBone Repair & ReconstructionFoot & Ankle
Headquarters🇦🇹Lichtenberg, Upper Austria, Austria
Founded2016
Commercial statusCommercially availableShark Screw allograft fixation products.
Employees11–50 [1]LinkedIn company-size range · Checked 2026-10-31
Estimated revenueNot confirmed
Official websitewww.surgebright.com ↗

Company overview

surgebright is a family-run medical technology company based in Lichtenberg near Linz, Austria, founded in 2016. Its core product is Shark Screw, a threaded cortical-bone allograft used for biological fixation.

Shark Screw is offered for foot and ankle, hand and wrist, and other orthopedic applications. The company describes manufacture by surgebright and a U.S. tissue establishment and lists a U.S. business address in Denver, Colorado.

Managing directors include Klaus Pastl, Lukas Pastl and Thomas Wöhrer. KGG UBG describes supporting the company through founder financing and a silent equity participation.

[1][2][3]

Leadership

3 people
Klaus Pastl, MDManaging Director & Medical Director [5]
Lukas PastlManaging Director [5]
Thomas WöhrerManaging Director [5]

Products & regulatory status How does MedTechIndex get this information?

Summary

Shark Screw is a human-bone allograft fixation product. The manufacturer describes production by surgebright and a U.S. tissue establishment; its tissue basis is distinct from conventional metal screw systems. [3][4]

Regulatory snapshot How to read this snapshot

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Recall events

Latest recorded source review: 2026-10-31.

Scope: selected product families.

Commercial portfolio snapshot

Documented commercial product families.

Shark Screw Allograft shown in official surgebright product imagery
Image: surgebright
Orthopedic allograft fixation

Shark Screw Allograft ↗

Threaded allograft screws made from human donor cortical bone for orthopedic fixation, including foot, ankle, hand and wrist applications. The company describes manufacture by surgebright and a U.S. tissue establishment. [4][3]

Commercially marketed allograft · market-specific tissue pathway

Activity & Milestones

1 events
2016 · Company

surgebright founded

Investor KGG UBG and the company’s LinkedIn page date the family business to 2016. [2]

5 Cited Sources

Accessed 10/31/2026

Last substantive review: 10/31/2026

[1] surgebright company page ↗surgebright / LinkedIn · company profile
[4] Shark Screw allograft family ↗surgebright · manufacturer
[5] surgebright — leadership ↗surgebright · manufacturer
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