Hints and tips:
...Olivier Bohuon cited growth in the highly competitive US market for hip and knee implants as proof the company could survive on its own....
...The Medtronic deal is the second big takeover in the sector this year after the $13bn acquisition of Biomet by Zimmer in April to create the world’s biggest maker of hip and knee implants....
...Engineers at some of the big orthopaedic implant manufacturers, including Stryker and Zimmer of the US, are using 3D printing to make customised devices that will fit individuals’ bodies as closely as possible...
...It was a knee-jerk reaction to the situation. But there should be a half-way point between what we did in the US and what is happening in London.”...
...Zimmer, which started out making aluminium splints, now offers more than 8,000 products, and employs 3,200 people in 70 countries....
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