Zimmer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ZMH) is a publicly traded medical device company.
Zimmer was founded in 1927 by Justin O. Zimmer, originally producing aluminum splints. The firm is headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, where it is part of the medical devices business cluster there. In 2001 Zimmer is spun off from Bristol-Myers Squibb and begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange, on August 7th, under the ticker symbol “ZMH”. In November 2011, the Com...
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Zimmer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ZMH) is a publicly traded medical device company.
Zimmer was founded in 1927 by Justin O. Zimmer, originally producing aluminum splints. The firm is headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, where it is part of the medical devices business cluster there. In 2001 Zimmer is spun off from Bristol-Myers Squibb and begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange, on August 7th, under the ticker symbol “ZMH”. In November 2011, the Company acquired ExtraOrtho, Inc. (ExtraOrtho). In January 2012, the Company acquired Reno, Nevada-based Synvasive Technology, Inc.
Zimmer designs, develops, manufactures and markets orthopaedic reconstructive, spinal and trauma devices, dental implants, and related orthopaedic surgical products. Zimmer has operations in more than 25 countries around the world and sells products in more than 100 countries.
In British English, a "Zimmer frame" has become a genericized trademark term for a walking frame.
Zimmer's 2009 sales were approximately $4...
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