Privacy Policy

Please read this website privacy policy carefully before using the website

Bioventus LLC. (“Bioventus”) respects your privacy. We strive to provide the best possible service while respecting the confidentiality of your information. It is important for you to know Bioventus’ Website Privacy Policy before accessing or using Bioventus’ website exogen.com (the “Website”). This Website Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we may receive or collect when you use the Website, as well as some of the methods we use to safeguard your personal information.
By accessing and using the Website, you agree to be bound by the following Terms & Conditions of Use, including without limitation, this Website Privacy Policy, and you agree to the collection and use of information as outlined in the Website Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you are not permitted to use the Website or any of the content, services, images, graphics, products or representations available on or accessible through the Website.

Collection of Personal Information
Bioventus collects personal information in order to understand your specific needs to serve you better, to optimize the Website, to generate more relevant Website content based on visitor use patterns, to respond to your specific inquiries, and to generate promotional materials. Personal information is information about you that is personally identifiable, such as your name, address, email address, or phone number. Bioventus may use cookies and other technologies to enhance your online experience and to learn how you use our Website. A “cookie” is a small file containing a string of characters that uniquely identifies your browser. While most browsers accept cookies by default, you can manually set your browser to refuse all cookies, accept cookies from specific websites, or highlight when a cookie is sent to your browser. Bioventus’ servers may also automatically record information when you visit our Website, including the URL that directed you to our Website, your IP address, browser type, and the date and time of your visit.

How We Use Cookies.
Our website uses cookies and other similar analytical files. A “cookie” is a file that is sent to your computer by a website and automatically saved on your computer by your web browser (e.g., “Internet Explorer”). Each time you request a page from the website, your web browser sends this cookie back to the website server.

We use cookies to:

    • Recognize and track which parts of our website you visit when you are using our website; and
    • Customize your experience of our website.

We may also use the information collected from our use of cookies to estimate our audience size, analyze trends and general usage patterns of our website, optimize our website, and for other research and marketing purposes. This is statistical information and does not identify any individual.

In certain circumstances we may also match cookies to personal information that you disclose to us or that we already hold. These circumstances include where you have registered and provided the personal information referred to in the “Collection of Personal Information” section above.

 

If you wish, you can set your browser to notify you before you receive a cookie, so you have the chance to accept it and you can also set your browser to refuse to receive or send all cookies. The website www.allaboutcookies.org (run by the Interactive Marketing Bureau) contains step-by-step guidance on how cookies can be switched off by users. Please be aware that if you do not accept cookies, our website may not function correctly or at all.

By using our website without disabling cookies you are consenting to our use of cookies as described in this Policy.  We use the following cookies on our website:

Cookie name Description Cookie Type Expiration
CookieConsent Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain Necessary 1 year
PHPSESSID Preserves user session state across page requests. Necessary Session
_ga Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Statistic 2 years
_gat Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate Statistic 1 day
_gid Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Statistic 1 day
Facebook Used to measure the effectiveness of Facebook ads, define custom audiences for ad targeting,  dynamic ads campaigns, and analyze the effectiveness of the website’s conversion funnels. Uses first-party and third-party cookies. Marketing 180 days
gdprc_bar_hidden It stores information if the cookie bar was displayed Necessary 10 years
gdprc_consents It stores your permission to activate other cookies. Necessary 10 years
spu_closing Stores information if a popup window was closed. Marketing 30 days
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This is a cookie that tells WordPress that the page may NOT be cached. Necessary 10 y ears

Our use of cookies, including the specific cookie names, may change over time, but will generally fall into the above description. Please visit this Website Privacy Policy regularly so that you are aware of any changes.

Children May Not Divulge Personal Information
Individuals who are under thirteen (13) years of age are not permitted to use the Website. Bioventus does not knowingly collect or use any information from individuals under thirteen (13) years of age.

Use of Personal Information
Bioventus uses personal information in order to understand your specific needs to serve you better. For example, Bioventus may use your personal information to optimize the Website, to generate more relevant Website content based on visitor use patterns, to communicate with you about products and services, and to generate promotional materials. Your information may be aggregated with other clients’ information to understand how our products are used to help make them better.

Sharing of Personal Information
Bioventus will not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties. Bioventus may share personal information with companies working on our behalf and Bioventus-owned business entities for the purposes detailed above. In such a case, Bioventus requires those companies or entities to adhere to privacy and security standards at least as restrictive as this Website Privacy Policy.

Bioventus will comply with a request to provide your personal information to a third party made pursuant to state or federal law or regulation, subpoena, court order, or legal process. Additionally,

Bioventus may disclose personal information to the extent necessary to (a) detect, prevent, or otherwise address suspected fraud, security or technical issues; (b) prevent, remedy, or enforce the Website Terms & Conditions of Use; or (c) protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of Bioventus, its users or the general public.

Linked Sites Not Covered
There may be links on the Website that allow you to leave the Website and to visit other websites. The privacy policies on linked websites, including other Bioventus websites, may differ from this Website Privacy Policy. Any personal information you choose to provide to or that is collected by such other websites is not in any way covered by this Website Privacy Policy. We recommend that you review each linked website’s privacy policy before providing any personal information. Bioventus is not responsible for the privacy policies, practices or content of other websites, including linked websites, that you may visit.

Our Commitment to Data Security
Bioventus values your trust and is committed to keeping your information secure. To prevent unauthorized access and disclosure, to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of your information, Bioventus utilizes industry standard physical, technical, and administrative procedures to safeguard any personal information.

Changes to this Policy
Bioventus reserves the right to modify this Website Privacy Policy at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice. All modifications to this Website Privacy Policy will be effective immediately upon posting of the modifications on the Website. You agree to check this webpage each time you access the Website to become aware of any changes. By continuing to access the Website, you agree to be bound by these modifications to this Website Privacy Policy.

Contact Information
Please contact us with any questions or concerns regarding this Website Privacy Policy at [email protected]. Alternatively, you may call or write us at:

Bioventus LLC
4721 Emperor Blvd., Suite 100
Durham, NC 27703
Phone: 919-474-6700

Summary of Indications for Use
EXOGEN is indicated for the non-invasive treatment of osseous defects (excluding vertebra and skull) that includes the treatment of delayed unions, nonunions,* stress fractures and joint fusion. EXOGEN is also indicated for the acceleration of fresh fracture heal time, repair following osteotomy, repair in bone transport procedures and repair in distraction osteogenesis procedures.

There are no known contraindications for the EXOGEN device. Safety and effectiveness have not been established for individuals lacking skeletal maturity, pregnant or nursing women, patients with cardiac pacemakers, on fractures due to bone cancer, or on patients with poor blood circulation or clotting problems. Some patients may be sensitive to the ultrasound gel.

Full prescribing information can be found in product labeling, at EXOGEN.com, or by calling Bioventus Customer Service.

*A nonunion is considered to be established when the fracture site shows no visibly progressive signs of healing.