Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Juniper Investment Company, LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/21/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Orthofix Medical Inc. [OFIX] (Last) (First) (Middle) 555 MADISON AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022-3315 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share 3,219,216 I By: Juniper Targeted Opportunity Fund, L.P.(1) Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share 935,901 I By: Juniper Targeted Opportunities, L.P.(2) Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share 45,426 I Juniper Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P.(3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Juniper Investment Company, LLC 555 MADISON AVENUE 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022-3315		X
Bartholdson John A. C/O STONINGTON PARTNERS, INC. 540 MADISON AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
MICHAS ALEXIS P 77 4TH AVENUE C/O REVVITY WALTHAM, MA 02451-7567		X

Signatures

Juniper Investment Company, LLC, By:/s/ John A. Bartholdson		05/29/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ John A. Bartholdson		05/29/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Alexis P. Michas		05/29/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	As the investment manager of Juniper Targeted Opportunity Fund, L.P. (Juniper Targeted Opportunity Fund"), Juniper Investment Company may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by the Juniper Targeted Opportunity Fund, Juniper Investment Company disclaims beneficial ownership of all interests reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. John A. Bartholdson and Alexis P. Michas serve as the managing members of Juniper Investment Company and the general partner of Juniper Targeted Opportunity Fund, and as a result, Messrs. Bartholdson and Michas share voting and dispositive power over such shares with Juniper Investment Company. Messrs. Bartholdson and Michas disclaim beneficial ownership of the holdings of Juniper Targeted Opportunity Fund reflected herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	As the investment manager of Juniper Targeted Opportunities, LP (Juniper Targeted Opportunities"), Juniper Investment Company may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by Juniper Targeted Opportunities, Juniper Investment Company disclaims beneficial ownership of all interests reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. Messrs. Bartholdson and Michas serve as the managing members of Juniper Investment Company and the general partner of Juniper Targeted Opportunities, and as a result, Messrs. Bartholdson and Michas share voting and dispositive power over such shares with Juniper Investment Company. Messrs. Bartholdson and Michas disclaim beneficial ownership of the holdings of Juniper Targeted Opportunities reflected herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	As the investment manager of Juniper Multi-Strategy Fund" (Juniper Multi-Strategy"), Juniper Investment Company may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by Juniper Multi-Strategy. Juniper Investment Company disclaims beneficial ownership of all interests reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. Messrs. Bartholdson and Michas serve as the managing members of Juniper Investment Company and the general partner of Juniper Multi-Strategy, and as a result, Messrs. Bartholdson and Michas share voting and dispositive power over such shares with Juniper Investment Company. Messrs. Bartholdson and Michas disclaim beneficial ownership of the holdings of Juniper Multi-Strategy reflected herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

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