Zimmer to Distribute Innovative Antibiotic Bone Cement

Zimmer Holdings has acquired U.S. distribution rights for the Palacos line of bone cement products manufactured by Heraeus Kulzer of Germany, a developer and producer of orthopedic bone cement products and other healthcare technologies. Under the new distribution agreement, Zimmer expects to begin selling Palacos and other Heraeus Kulzer bone cements in the second quarter of this year following an introduction at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons meeting, and will become the exclusive U.S. distributor for these products in January 2006.

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