Zimmer inks ceramic deal
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
PMA application for firm's ceramic-on-ceramic Trilogy AB hip will be filed by year-end, following a pact with German component supplier CeramTec, announced Oct. 15. The ceramic hips have been available in Europe under Zimmer's acquired Centerpulse business. Zimmer anticipates U.S. approval in the second half of 2005. The orthopedics manufacturer joins Smith & Nephew as a ceramic hip developer and will compete against FDA-approved products from Stryker and Wright Medical (1"The Gray Sheet" Feb. 16, 2004, p. 9)...