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Symmetry Surgical Completes Agreement With Japan Surgical Specialty (JSS) Corporation to Distribute Its Leading Brands in Japan

June 7, 2012 By AxoGen, Inc.

WARSAW, Ind.
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Symmetry Medical Inc., a leading global source of
innovative medical device solutions, including surgical instruments, orthopedic
implants, and sterilization cases and trays, announced today that its
subsidiary, Symmetry Surgical, has completed an agreement with Japan Surgical
Specialty (JSS) Corporation to distribute its leading medical device brands in Japan. The
direct engagement of the Japanese market for Symmetry Surgical is in line with
the global expansion of its recently expanded business, which includes leading
brands from Symmetry Surgical, formerly Codman Surgical Instruments, and SSi.

Founded in 1991, JSS is part of the Intermed Japan Group
(IMJ) and is focused on meeting the needs of the surgical market in Japan with
clinical and service support for innovative and high quality medical devices.
With a national distribution network and dedicated logistics and service
facility, JSS is positioned well to drive growth of Symmetry Surgical’s comprehensive
surgical instruments product portfolio through its full service business model.

Chris Huntington, Chief Operating Officer of Symmetry
Surgical, commented, “Launching the entire Symmetry Surgical instrument
portfolio into Japan, the world’s second largest medical device market,
represents a key milestone in our global expansion process and integration of
the newly acquired Codman Surgical Instruments portfolio. In partnership with
JSS, we are excited about the opportunity to drive growth of our existing
business in Japan
and introduce new Symmetry Surgical brands to this important marketplace.”

About Symmetry Surgical

Symmetry Surgical is dedicated to developing quality surgical instruments that
meet the needs of clinicians and help improve the lives of patients. Our
portfolio brings together the product lines of Specialty Surgical
Instrumentation (SSi), Olsen Medical and the recently acquired surgical
instruments division Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. Our well-known brands include
BOOKWALTER(R), GREENBERG(TM), RILEY(TM), OLSEN(TM), ULTRA(TM), QUAD-LOCK(TM),
FLASHPAK(TM), RAPIDCLEAN(R), OPTI-LENGTH(R), CLASSIC(R) and CLASSIC PLUS(R).

Headquartered in Nashville,
Symmetry Surgical is a wholly owned subsidiary of Symmetry Medical Inc
(NYSE:SMA).

About Symmetry Medical Inc.

Symmetry Medical Inc. is a leading global source of innovative medical device
solutions, including surgical instruments, orthopedic implants, and
sterilization cases and trays. The Company’s thousands of Teammates provide
design, development and worldwide production capabilities for these products to
customers in the orthopedic industry, other medical device markets, and
specialized non-healthcare markets. Symmetry’s trusted reputation and brands,
broad Intellectual Property portfolio and commitment to innovation enable it to
collaborate with hundreds of global medical device manufacturers as well as
thousands of hospitals to provide solutions for today’s needs and tomorrow’s
growth.

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