Zimmer Inc is the world’s largest orthopaedic company, the most chosen by customers worldwide, offering an extensive line of fracture fixation implants and orthopaedic-related patient care products, combined with the best service. Founded in 1927, it has been a member of the Bristol-Myers Squibb family of companies since 1972. It is true that more people are walking around on Zimmer hips and knees than any other kind – except their own, that is.

The German Institute for Cell and Tissue Replacement arose from an initiative of doctors and scientists from Berlin’s Humboldt University and the Universities of Leipzig and Erlangen-Nuremberg.

IsoTis, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of orthobiologics products for the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and disorders. Its orthobiologics products include bone graft substitutes that are used to enhance the repair and regeneration of bone in spinal and trauma surgery and total joint replacements, as well as in craniomaxillofacial and dental applications. The company sells its products through independent distributor agents, stocking dealers, and private label partners in the United States and internationally. IsoTis was founded in 1996 and is based in Irvine, California.

Solvita, an independent, not-for-profit organization, is accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks and ISO 9001:2000 Registered. Community Tissue ServicesÔ serves the public through recovery, processing and distribution of human tissue donations used for transplantation.

Founded in China Double Medical is a global healthcare solutions company. With thirteen worldwide subsidiary corporations and three hospitals, Double Medical is committed to improving the quality of lives through its medical technologies and services in the areas of orthopaedics, wound management, neurosurgery, and general surgery.

Syntropiq is a privately held European company which manufactures and markets cutting-edge technology devices for spinal interbody fusion procedures. Production is in France and Germany, R&D is in Poland, and the office and logistics are located in the Czech Republic. By using additive manufacturing, Syntropiq turns elemental titanium powder into these intricate spinal implants.

Founded in 2003, Spinal Kinetics is a privately-held medical device company focused on partnering with spine surgeons to develop innovative and practical motion preservation systems for treating degenerative diseases of the spine.

The M6 artificial disc is the first of these non-fusion motion preservation products intended to replicate the anatomic and biomechanical attributes of a natural intervertebral disc. The M6 is the only artificial disc that mimics a natural disc’s design by incorporating an artificial nucleus and annulus into both its cervical and lumbar platforms.

Established in 1982 in Leeds, UK, Xiros is a leading British medical device company specializing in the design, development, manufacture and supply of implantable textile-based scaffolds for the sports medicine and orthopaedic markets.

The company allgaier instrumente GmbH is a family business founded in 1953 by Gottfried Allgaier. Since 1988 the company is successfully run by Roland Allgaier, who represents the second generation.

Aptissen SA is a company specialized in the research & development, manufacturing and commercialization of biopolymer-based medical devices. Aptissen SA stands for Advanced Polymer for TISSue ENgineering, which clearly gives a hint about the company’s skills.