Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of ArthroCare Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
(i) The accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2010 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(ii) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: August 3, 2010 | /s/ David Fitzgerald |
| David Fitzgerald |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of the written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to ArthroCare Corporation and will be retained by ArthroCare Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.