When Zimmer met Biomet…

Zimmer Biomet is the result of a 2015 merger between two orthopedic industry leaders, Zimmer and Biomet. Zimmer had been steadily ramping up its use of additive manufacturing technologies in the production of various orthopedic implants, and today additive manufacturing has infiltrated a broad swath of the company’s portfolio.

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The company’s OsseoTi Porous Metal Technology uses human CT data in combination with SLM 3D printing technology to build a structure that directly mimics the architecture of human cancellous bone. Using a proprietary manufacturing process, constructs are printed to build a fully-integrated component with solid and porous regions. This process maintains the consistent porosity and strength necessary to facilitate tissue in-growth and implant stability.

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