Zimmer Holdings, Inc. enlarged the company’s footprint in small bones with the acquisition of Tuttlingen, Germany-based Normed Medizin-Technik GmbH.
A June 4, 2013 Zimmer announcement stated, “The acquisition of Normed will strengthen Zimmer’s Extremities and Trauma product portfolios and new product development capabilities in the fast growing foot and ankle and hand and wrist segments.” No sum was given of the cost of the acquisition.
Normed was founded in 1988 and is billed as “an innovative global medical company that provides a broad range of plates, screws and specialized instruments for foot and ankle and hand and wrist surgeries.” You can view company products on their YouTube site: http://www.youtube.com/user/normedgermany?feature=results_main
Company products include: titanium osteosynthesis systems for foot and upper extremities surgery; the Haensel/Clavicula plate system and pediatric orthopedic devices.
