Zimmer Holdings

Zimmer Holdings is a US-based medical technology company, the world leader in orthopedic implants. The company is headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana. The company is listed on the S & P 500. The headquarters for the EMEA region is located in Winterthur, Switzerland, and went from Centerpulse, a spin-off of Sulzer Medica forth. The headquarters of the German branch is in Freiburg im Breisgau.

The main products include knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, spine and dental implants, as well as plates and screws for bone fracture treatment. Since 2006, Room to a knee implant that has been designed specifically for the female anatomy.

Zimmer Holdings was founded in 1927 by Justin O. rooms. The company was acquired in 1972 by Bristol -Myers Squibb. 2001 Zimmer Holdings from Bristol -Myers Squibb was separated and again independently. On 7 August 2001, the IPO on the New York Stock Exchange took place. 2003 acquired room, the Swiss company Centerpulse AG, the former medical division of the Sulzer Corporation. Centerpulse was the largest manufacturer of orthopedic implants in Europe.

Room is in orthopedic known for training opportunities, such as the Zimmer Institute, which opened in Warsaw in the U.S. state of Indiana in 2003 and carried out courses in various surgical techniques. The Zimmer Institute provides training, among others, also in Paris, Budapest, Amsterdam and Tallinn.