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According to court documents, on July 9th, 2012, a carate practitioner, Michael S. Bishal filed a lawsuit in North Carolina Eastern District Court (case no. 2:2012cv00043) alleging he suffered permanent pain and damage from his Zimmer Durom Cup. The Zimmer Durom Cup is an artificial hip component widely used in hip replacement surgeries in the US since 2006. This new lawsuit may be eligible to join the multidistrict litigation (MDL 2158) in the District of New Jersey, where the products...
WARSAW, Ind., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH; SIX: ZMH) announced today its second quarter 2012 sales and earnings conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, July 26, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A news release detailing the quarterly results will be made available at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the morning of the conference call. The live audio webcast can be accessed via Zimmer's Investor Relations website at...
WARSAW, Ind., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH; SIX: ZMH), a global leader in musculoskeletal health, today introduced the TM Ardis(TM) Interbody System, the first application of a porous metal implant with an interbody indication for the lumbar spine in the United States. The TM Ardis System extends the applications of Zimmer's proprietary Trabecular Metal (TM) Technology, which is currently used across the Company's portfolio, including in the...
According to court documents, on May 25th, 2012, Kansas resident, Dinah Terrill, filed a lawsuit in Kansas District Court (case no. 2:2012cv02327) alleging that her Zimmer’s NexGen Knee implant components (incl. the Zimmer NexGen LPS-Flex, the NexGen GSF LPS-Flex and the NexGen MIS Tibia) caused her Zimmer knee failure leading to revision surgery. The NexGen Knee is manufactured by Zimmer Holdings a medical device manufacturer specializing in orthopedic implants. This new lawsuit has...
WARSAW, Ind., June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZMH), a global leader in musculoskeletal care, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a cash dividend to stockholders for the second quarter of 2012. The cash dividend of $0.18 per share will be paid on or about July 27, 2012, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 28, 2012. The dividend represents an annual dividend rate of 72 cents per share. Future...
WARSAW, Ind., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH; SIX: ZMH), a global leader in musculoskeletal care, announced that it will be participating in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Health Care Conference at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas in Nevada, on May 16, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed via Zimmer's Investor Relations website at http://investor.zimmer.com. The webcast will be archived for...
On February 27th, 2012 Zimmer Holdings Inc. reported a profitable year as its earnings quadrupled to $156.6 million in 2011 compared to 2010. This increase occurred in spite of the costs related to lawsuits filed by patients experiencing problems with Zimmer’s Durom Cup Hip Implants. The Durom Cup, manufactured by Zimmer Holdings, is an artificial hip component widely used in hip replacement surgeries in the US since 2006. In July 2008 the Zimmer Durom Cup hip replacement components...
WARSAW, Ind., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH; SIX: ZMH) announced today its first quarter 2012 sales and earnings conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, April 26, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A news release detailing the quarterly results will be made available at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the morning of the conference call. The live audio webcast can be accessed via Zimmer's Investor Relations website at...
As reported on BBC on February 28th 2012, the British Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) advised that patients who have undergone large head metal-on-metal hip replacements should be monitored annually for life. In July 2008 hip replacement components made by Zimmer Holdings, Inc. were recalled after it was learned that the surgical parts did not work properly, forcing many patients to undergo painful and costly additional surgeries to correct the defect. The Zimmer...
WARSAW, Ind., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZMH), a global leader in musculoskeletal care, announced that it will be participating in the Barclays Capital 2012 Global Healthcare Conference at the Loews Miami Hotel in Miami, Florida, on March 13, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed via Zimmer's Investor Relations website at http://investor.zimmer.com. The webcast will be archived for replay following...
