Zimmer Holdings was founded in 1927 by Justin Zimmer in Warsaw, Indiana to produce aluminum splints. In the first year of production the company reached $160,000 in sales.
The company grew as an orthopedic developer and manufacturer and continually added new offerings to its product portfolio, such as internal bone fixation devices in the 1930’s and titanium-based implant devices in the 1950’s.
Today Zimmer Holdings continues to design and market orthopedic products, including implants used in knee and hip replacements, shoulder implants that restore function to arthritic joints, and tissue and bone grafting materials. The company also produces surgical products such as devices for wound cleansing.
Zimmer Holdings is traded publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ZMH, is a member of the S&P 500, is #531 in the Fortune 500, has 9,000 employees, and had $4.69 billion in revenue in 2013.
Zimmer HoldingsZimmer Holdings was founded in 1927 by Justin Zimmer in Warsaw, Indiana to produce aluminum splints. In the first year of production the company reached $160,000 in sales.
The company grew as an orthopedic developer and manufacturer and continually added new offerings to its product portfolio, such as internal bone fixation devices in the 1930’s and titanium-based implant devices in the 1950’s.
Today Zimmer Holdings continues to design and market orthopedic products, including implants used in knee and hip replacements, shoulder implants that restore function to arthritic joints, and tissue and bone grafting materials. The company also produces surgical products such as devices for wound cleansing.
History
Zimmer Holdings is traded publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ZMH, is a member of the S&P 500, is #531 in the Fortune 500, has 9,000 employees, and had $4.69 billion in revenue in 2013.