Zimmer Skipping Robotic and Value Implant Trends (MDDIonline)
A Zimmer executive explains to analysts why his company has so far steered clear of two major trends in orthopedics: robotics and value implants.
While many of their peers have turned toward technologies like robotics or to cost-saving offerings like value implants, it seems Zimmer plans to stay away from those hot trends, at least for now.
This is notable because some of Zimmer's biggest competitors—Stryker, Smith & Nephew, and Johnson & Johnson—have either entered or announced plans to enter the robotic space. In addition...
