Orthopedic Implant Manufacturing Companies in World
If some bone broken during the accident then some time surgery is required for the fracture bone. If you got an orthopedic implant (a replacement hip or radial prosthesis for hand joint) and you want to know about the company which is manufacturing these trauma implants.
If you are not sure which company produces the orthopedic implants which are used in your body by your orthopedic surgeon. If you want to know more about those companies then you can visit the company below.
Zimmer Biomet
This company was founded in 1927 and its headquarters is in Warsaw, Indiana,. This company has operations in more than 25 countries around the globe. Zimmer Biomet manufactures replacement joints for the knee, elbow, hip, shoulder, foot and ankle. They also make disc replacements for the neck and back, hardware for correcting spinal deformities such as scoliosis, and a breastbone closure called the Sternalock Blu for use after open-heart surgery.
Contact information:
345 East Main Street
Warsaw, IN 46580
(800) 447-5633
You can complete a form on the website to send a message.
DePuy Synthes Orthopedics
A division of Johnson & Johnson, DePuy Synthes Orthopaedics, was founded in 1895 and according to the company website, was the “first commercial orthopaedics company in the world.” They offer products for the hip, knee, and shoulder replacement, in addition to products for use in many other types of operations, including hernia mesh and fixation, uterine and pelvic procedures, and wound closure. In 1998, Johnson and Johnson acquired DePuy Synthes Orthopaedics.
Contact information:
700 Orthopaedic Drive
Warsaw, IN 46582
Tel: +1 (800) 473-3789
Email: RA-DPYUS-Customer@its.jnj.com
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
This Britain-based company has roots as a small pharmacy in the tiny town of Hull, England, first owned and operated by Thomas James Smith in the mid-1800s. When Smith died in 1896, his nephew Horatio Nelson Smith took over the company. According to the Smith+Nephew website, in 1914, the younger Smith met with representatives of the president of France, resulting in a contract to supply surgical and field dressings to soldiers fighting in the war.
Contact information:
To reach a representative of Smith & Nephew, you can email the company on its website for patients by clicking on the “Contact Us” tab.
Wright Medical Group
The first orthopedic product offered by this Memphis, Tennessee-based company, was the “street heel”—a rubber heel designed by company founder Frank O. Wright to ease the discomfort and potential back problems associated with walking on the hard steel heel of a leg cast.1 Today, Wright Medical Group provides solutions for the Achilles tendon, ankle, ball of the foot, bone cysts, foot and ankle tendons/ligaments, hammertoe, hand and elbow, shoulder, and wrist.
Contact information:
Wright Medical Headquarters
1023 Cherry Road
Memphis, Tennessee 38117
(800) 238-7117
Stryker Orthopaedics
“When Dr. Homer Stryker, an orthopedic surgeon from Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.A, found that certain medical products were not meeting his patients’ needs, he invented new ones. As interest in these products grew, Dr. Stryker started a company in 1941 to produce them.” The company provides implants for the hip, knee, ankle, and shoulder. They also offer maxillofacial surgical solutions, a line of products for foot and ankle surgeons, spinal solutions, instruments and technology for the OR, and more.
Contact information:
Stryker Global Headquarters
2825 Airview Boulevard
Kalamazoo, MI 49002 USA
(269) 385-2600