(ExtraOrtho). In January 2012, the Company acquired Reno, Nevada-based Synvasive Technology, Inc.

Zimmer designs, develops, manufactures and markets orthopaedic reconstructive, spinal and trauma devices, dental implants, and related orthopaedic surgical products. Zimmer has operations in more than 25 countries around the world and sells products in more than 100 countries.

In British English, a “Zimmer frame” has become a genericized trademark term for a walking frame.

Zimmer’s 2009 sales were approximately $4.095 billion, slightly less than its high of $4.121 billion, in 2008. The company is supported by the efforts of approximately 8,200 employees worldwide, 4,900 of whom reside in the United States and 3,300 of whom are outside the U.S., primarily in Europe and Japan.

The single purpose of Zimmer Spine is to design, manufacture, and distribute medical devices and surgical tools that provide comprehensive spine care solutions to improve and enhance quality of life for patients with back pain, neck pain, degenerative disc conditions, and injuries due to trauma.

Since its formation in 1991, Zimmer Spine has grown, both in the scope of products it offers and in the area it serves. Today the company offers many products for spine surgery applications. Zimmer Spine medical devices, implants, and procedures are available for orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons in the United States and more than 100 countries around the world.Zimmer Spine is recognized as a leader in the markets it serves, and as one of a handful of companies that offers surgeons a full range of devices for posterior, anterior, and cervical applications. Zimmer Spine offers products in Interbody Fusion, Cervical, Thoracolumbar, Non-Fusion, and Biologic applications.In 2008  Zimmer acquires Abbott Spine. Founded in 1996 with U.S. headquarters in Austin, Texas, and an international facility in Bordeaux, France, Abbott Spine has developed a series of innovative technologies and techniques to treat spine disease