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Zimmer launches new external fixation system

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LAS VEGAS — Zimmer Holdings announced the launch of the XtraFix external fixation system for trauma patients during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

The XtraFix is a modular system that offers surgeons advances in design technology and material. Available in 6-mm and 11-mm options, the XtraFix system saves surgeons time and costs by eliminating steps, as well as bars and clamps, from the external fixation process, according to a company press release.

“The design philosophy of the XtraFix external fixation system is based on increasing efficiency above all else,” Nathan Folkert, president of Zimmer Trauma, said in the release. “Each component of the XtraFix system incorporates only the most useful features from the many different systems currently on the market and combines them into one time-saving and highly efficient device. It enables surgeons to build rigid external constructs using fewer components in less time.”

Reference: www.zimmer.com.