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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
WARSAW, Ind., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE: ; SWX: ZMH) announced today it will be participating in the
Credit Suisse 2008 Healthcare Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on November
14, 2008, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed via Zimmer's
Investor Relations website at . The webcast will
be archived for replay following the...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
WARSAW, Ind., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE: ; SWX: ZMH) announced today that it has become the founding
supporter of a new entity, created by the American Orthopaedic Association
(AOA), to provide funding for post-graduate orthopaedic fellowships and
residency programs, beginning in the 2009-2010 academic year. The new,
independent entity, called OMeGA Medical Grants...
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Managed Care Matters (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
Companies routinely pay outside experts to help them improve their products. Louisville Slugger pays baseball players, Porsche pays race car drivers, medical bill review companies pay consultants - it's just common practice. Companies that make surgical implants - Zimmer, Biomet,...
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Fool.com (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
The medical-device maker is buying Abbott's spine business.
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Drug and Device Law (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Thanks and a tip of the cyberhat to Tom Stayton for sharing with us a recent medical device preemption win in McCutcheon v. Zimmer Holdings , No. 06 C 6256 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 6, 2008) copy here . The case involves, as expected, a Class III PMA approved device, a knee replacement prosthesis. Since Riegel controls, we won't go into McCutcheon 's general discussion of preemption. What we're interested in...
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Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
A New York Times article yesterday on the Zimmer Durom Cup's problems underscores the post-market surveillance problem with drugs and medical devices, pointing to the Zimmer Durom Cup problems that have led to Zimmer recalling their hip replacement component. This...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
WARSAW, Ind., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE: ; SWX: ZMH) announced today that it will partner with AmeriCares,
one of the world's leading non-governmental organizations providing in-kind
medical donations, to support emergency response and ongoing medical
assistance. Zimmer has initially committed product valued at $1 million to
three of AmeriCares' primary programs:...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
When Jane Zimmer was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1989, she had no idea what the condition was. Her only suspicion something was wrong was that her tennis shoes felt heavy when she walked.
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Neurophilosophy (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
A couple of weeks ago, Carl Zimmer gave a short lecture on the evolution of the mind at the Downstate medical Centre in Brooklyn, NYC. A video of the talk is embedded below. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
WARSAW, Ind., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE: ; SWX: ZMH) announced today that Mark C. Throdahl has joined the
Company as Group President, Global Businesses. He will have responsibility
for Zimmer Spine, Zimmer Dental, Zimmer Trauma, Zimmer Orthopaedic Surgical
Products, Zimmer Computer Assisted Solutions and the Human Motion
Institute. Mr. Throdahl will report to David...
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Pharmalot (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Zimmer, which is one of the biggest makers of orthopaedic implants, is considering terminating royalty contracts with surgeons in a bid to make consulting relationships more transparent, The Financial Times writes. The effort would involve buying out existing agreements and handing docs a one-time payment in exchange for regular fees down the road, the paper [...]
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Indy Star (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Indy-based drug maker, Zimmer are at forefront of federal plan to require disclosure of gifts, trips
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Indy Star (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Warsaw ยป Zimmer Holdings, a medical-device maker that entered a settlement last year over payments to doctors, announced Friday that it is eliminating the position of chief marketing officer.
