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Exhibit 21.1

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

Subsidiary
  State or Country of Incorporation or Organization  

ArthroCare (Australasia) Pty Ltd. f/k/a TiMax Surgical Pty Ltd.

    Australia  

ArthroCare (Deutschland) AG f/k/a ArthroCare (Deutschland) GmbH

   
Germany
 

ArthroCare (Hong Kong) Limited

   
Hong Kong
 

ARTHROCARE CANADA LIMITED

   
Canada
 

ArthroCare Corporation Cayman Islands

   
Cayman Islands
 

ArthroCare Costa Rica, S.R.L.

   
Costa Rica
 

ArthroCare Europe AB

   
Sweden
 

ArthroCare France SARL

   
France
 

ArthroCare Luxembourg, S.`a.r.l.

   
Luxembourg
 

ArthroCare Medical Corporation

   
Nevada
 

ARTHROCARE SCANDINAVIA ApS
f/k/a Ortoconcept ApS

   
Austria
 

ARTHROCARE SIGNAPORE PTE. LTD.

   
Singapore
 

ArthroCare UK Limited f/k/a ATLANTECH MEDICAL DEVICES LIMITED

   
United Kingdom
 

Atlantech Medical Devices (UK) Limited

   
England
 

Atlantech Medizinische Produkte Vertiebs-GmbH

   
Austria
 

Device Reimbursement Services, Inc.

   
Nevada
 

DiscoCare, Inc.

   
Delaware
 

Medical Device Alliance, Inc.

   
Nevada
 

OC Acquisition Sub, LLC

   
California
 



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