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  Exhibit 10.43    
    

 
    SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE    
    
    OF    
    
    RIKCO INTERNATIONAL, LLC    
    

        Supplemental Indenture (this "Supplemental Indenture"), dated as of April 7,
2011, between Rikco International, LLC d/b/a/ Dr. Comfort, a Wisconsin limited liability company (the "Guaranteeing Subsidiary"), a
subsidiary of DJO Finance LLC (formerly known as ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the "Company"),
and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the "Trustee"). 

 
 

  W I T N E S S E T H    
    

        WHEREAS, each of the Company, DJO Finance Corporation (formerly known as ReAble Therapeutics Finance Corporation) (the
"Co-Issuer" and, together with the Company, the "Issuers") and the Guarantors (as defined in
the Indenture referred to below)
has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the "Indenture"), dated as of November 20, 2007, providing for the issuance of
an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 107/8% Senior Notes due 2014 (the "Notes"); 

        WHEREAS,
the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuers' Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the
"Guarantee"); and 

        WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture. 

        NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for
the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows: 

        (1)    Capitalized Terms.    Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the Indenture. 

        (2)    Agreement to Guarantee.    The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees as follows: 

        (a)   Along
with all Guarantors named in the Indenture, as supplemented, to jointly and severally unconditionally guarantee to each Holder of a Note authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Issuers hereunder or
thereunder, that: 

          (i)  the
principal of and interest, premium and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration,
redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Issuers to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or
thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and 

         (ii)  in
case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in
accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed
for whatever reason, the Guarantors and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. This is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of
collection. 

 

        (b)   The
obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or the Indenture, the absence of any action to
enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuers, any action to enforce the same or
any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. 

        (c)   The
following is hereby waived: diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuers, any
right to require a proceeding first against the Issuers, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever. 

        (d)   This
Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes, the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture, and the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary accepts all obligations of a Guarantor under the Indenture. 

        (e)   If
any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Issuers, the Guarantors (including the Guaranteeing Subsidiary), or any custodian,
trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Issuers or the Guarantors, any amount paid either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Guarantee, to the extent
theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. 

        (f)    The
Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in
full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. 

        (g)   As
between the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby
may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in
respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 of the
Indenture, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary for the purpose of this Guarantee. 

        (h)   The
Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the
rights of the Holders under this Guarantee. 

        (i)    Pursuant
to Section 11.02 of the Indenture, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities that are relevant under any applicable Bankruptcy or
fraudulent conveyance laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations
of such other Guarantor under Article 11 of the Indenture, this new Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount permissible such that the obligations of such Guaranteeing Subsidiary under
this Guarantee will not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. 

        (j)    This
Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Issuers for liquidation, reorganization,
should the Issuers become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Issuers' assets, and shall,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or
reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes and Guarantee, whether as a "voidable preference", "fraudulent transfer" or otherwise, all as though such
payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is 

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rescinded,
reduced, restored or returned, the Note shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or
returned. 

        (k)   In
case any provision of this Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby. 

        (l)    This
Guarantee shall be a general unsecured senior obligation of such Guaranteeing Subsidiary, ranking pari passu with
any other future Senior Indebtedness of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, if any. 

        (m)  Each
payment to be made by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary in respect of this Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of
any kind or nature. 

        (3)    Execution and Delivery.    The Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that the Guarantee shall remain in full force and
effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Guarantee on the Notes. 

        (4)    Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets.    

        (a)   Except
as otherwise provided in Section 5.01(c) of the Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary may not consolidate or merge with or into or wind up into (whether
or not the Company or Guaranteeing Subsidiary is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in
one or more related transactions, to any Person unless: 

          (i)  (A)
the Guaranteeing Subsidiary is the surviving corporation or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Guaranteeing
Subsidiary) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a corporation organized or existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
organization of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, as the case may be, or the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (the Guaranteeing Subsidiary or
such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the "Successor Person"); 

        (B)  the
Successor Person, if other than the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, expressly assumes all the obligations of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Indenture and the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary's related Guarantee pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; 

        (C)  immediately
after such transaction, no Default exists; and 

        (D)  the
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such
supplemental indentures, if any, comply with the Indenture; or 

         (ii)  the
transaction is made in compliance with Section 4.10 of the Indenture; 

        (b)   Subject
to certain limitations described in the Indenture, the Successor Person will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Indenture
and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary's
Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary may merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to another Guarantor or the Company. 

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        (5)    Releases.    The Guarantee of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall be automatically and unconditionally released
and discharged, and no further action by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, the Issuers or the Trustee is required for the release of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary's Guarantee, upon: 

        (a)   (i)
any sale, exchange or transfer (by merger or otherwise) of the Capital Stock of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary (including any sale, exchange or transfer), after which
the Guaranteeing Subsidiary is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary or all or substantially all the assets of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary which sale, exchange or transfer is made in compliance with the
applicable provisions of the Indenture; 

         (ii)  the
release or discharge of the guarantee by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary of the Senior Credit Facilities or the guarantee which resulted in the creation of the
Guarantee, except a discharge or release by or as a result of payment under such guarantee; 

        (iii)  the
proper designation of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; or 

        (iv)  the
Issuers exercising their Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option in accordance with Article 8 of the Indenture or the Issuers' obligations
under the Indenture being discharged in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; and 

        (b)   the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary delivering to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in the
Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with. 

        (6)    No Recourse Against Others.    No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Guaranteeing
Subsidiary shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers or the Guarantors (including the Guaranteeing Subsidiary) under the Notes, any Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental
Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting Notes waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release
are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. 

        (7)    Governing Law.    THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 

        (8)    Counterparts.    The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy
shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. 

        (9)    Effect of Headings.    The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the
construction hereof. 

        (10)    The Trustee.    The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the
validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary. 

        (11)    Subrogation.    The Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders of Notes against the
Issuers in respect of any amounts paid by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 hereof and Section 11.01 of the Indenture;  provided that, if an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall not be entitled to enforce or receive any
payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Issuers under the Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full. 

        (12)    Benefits Acknowledged.    The Guaranteeing Subsidiary's Guarantee is subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in the Indenture. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental
Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to this Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. 

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        (13)    Successors.    All agreements of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its
Successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 2(k) hereof or elsewhere in this Supplemental Indenture. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its
successors. 

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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written. 

 

 

							
	 	 	 RIKCO INTERNATIONAL, LLC
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
/s/ Donald M. Roberts

 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Donald M. Roberts
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Executive Vice President
	

 	
 	
  THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
/s/ Mary Miselis

 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Mary Miselis
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President

 

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  Exhibit 10.44    
    

EXECUTION
VERSION 

 
    GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT OF RIKCO INTERNATIONAL, LLC    
    

        SUPPLEMENT NO. 2 dated as of April 7, 2011, to the Guaranty dated as of November 20, 2007 among DJO FINANCE LLC
(f/k/a REABLE THERAPEUTICS FINANCE LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the "Borrower"), DJO HOLDINGS LLC (f/k/a REABLE
THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS LLC), a Delaware limited liability company ("Holdings"), the Subsidiaries of Holdings from time to time party hereto and
CREDIT SUISSE AG (f/k/a CREDIT SUISSE), as Collateral Agent. 

        A.    Reference
is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 20, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Credit Agreement"), among the Borrower, Holdings, Credit Suisse, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender and an L/C Issuer, and
each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the "Lenders" and individually, a "Lender"). 

        B.    Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement and the Guaranty referred to
therein. 

        C.    The
Guarantors have entered into the Guaranty in order to induce the Lenders to make Loans and the L/C Issuers to issue Letters of Credit. Section 4.14 of the
Guaranty provides that any Intermediate Holding Company or additional Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower may become Guarantors and, in the case of such Restricted Subsidiaries, Subsidiary Parties
under the Guaranty by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Intermediate Holding Company or Restricted Subsidiary (the "New
Guarantor") is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Guarantor and, in the case of any such Restricted Subsidiary, a
Subsidiary Party under the Guaranty in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Loans and the L/C Issuers to issue additional Letters of Credit and as consideration for Loans previously made and
Letters of Credit previously issued. 

        Accordingly,
the Collateral Agent and the New Guarantor agree as follows: 

        SECTION 1.    In
accordance with Section 4.14 of the Guaranty, the New Guarantor by its signature below becomes a Guarantor and a Subsidiary Party, as applicable,
with the same force and effect as if originally named therein a Guarantor and a Subsidiary Party, as applicable, and the New Guarantor hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the
Guaranty applicable to it as a Subsidiary Party and Guarantor, as applicable, thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Guarantor
thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof. Each reference to a "Guarantor" in the Security Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Guarantor. The Guaranty is hereby
incorporated herein by reference. 

        SECTION 2.    The
New Guarantor represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. 

        SECTION 3.    This
Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original,
but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Supplement shall become effective when the Collateral Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Supplement that
bears the signature of the New Guarantor and the Collateral Agent has executed a counterpart hereof. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Supplement by facsimile transmission or other
electronic transmission (i.e. a "PDF" or a "TIF") shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Supplement. 

        SECTION 4.    Except
as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect. 

 

        SECTION 5.    THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

        SECTION 6.    In
case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the Guaranty shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a
particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction). The parties hereto shall endeavor in good faith
negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provisions. 

        SECTION 7.    All
communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 4.01 of the Guaranty. 

        SECTION 8.    The
New Guarantor agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this
Supplement, including the reasonable fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Collateral Agent. 

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Guarantor and the Collateral Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Guaranty as of the day and year first above written. 

 

 

							
	 	 	 RIKCO INTERNATIONAL, LLC
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
/s/ Donald M. Roberts

 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Donald M. Roberts
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Executive Vice President
	

 	
 	
  CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,

as Collateral Agent,
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
/s/ Christopher Reo Day

 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Christopher Reo Day
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President
	

 	
 	
By:	
 	
/s/ Kevin Buddhdew

 
	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Kevin Buddhdew
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Associate

 

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