Zimmer Holdings

E239559

medical device company public company

Zimmer Holdings was a major medical device company specializing in orthopedic products and implants prior to its merger into Zimmer Biomet.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Zimmer Holdings canonical	1
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.	1
Zimmer Manufacturing Company	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2152120 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Zimmer Holdings
Context triple: [Zimmer Biomet, formedByMergerOf, Zimmer Holdings]

A. Johnson Controls
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B. Mitre Corporation
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C. Lennox International
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D. Jarden Corporation
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E. The Rouse Company
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F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Zimmer Holdings
Target entity description: Zimmer Holdings was a major medical device company specializing in orthopedic products and implants prior to its merger into Zimmer Biomet.

A. Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls is a global diversified technology and industrial company best known for its building automation systems, HVAC equipment, and energy efficiency solutions for commercial and industrial facilities.
B. Mitre Corporation
Mitre Corporation is a not-for-profit organization that operates federally funded research and development centers, providing systems engineering and advanced technology support primarily to U.S. government agencies.
C. Lennox International
Lennox International is a major American manufacturer of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) equipment serving residential and commercial markets worldwide.
D. Jarden Corporation
Jarden Corporation was a U.S.-based consumer products company known for its wide portfolio of household and outdoor brands before being acquired by Newell Brands.
E. The Rouse Company
The Rouse Company was a prominent American real estate development firm best known for pioneering large-scale shopping malls and planned communities in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	medical device company ⓘ public company ⓘ
acquiredCompany	Biomet ⓘ linked to: Zimmer Biomet
businessModel	design and manufacture of orthopedic implants ⓘ sale of surgical products to hospitals and surgeons ⓘ
competitor	DePuy Synthes ⓘ Smith & Nephew ⓘ Stryker Corporation ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateOfMerger	2015 ⓘ
focusArea	musculoskeletal health ⓘ
foundedBy	Zimmer Manufacturing Company ⓘ linked to: Zimmer Holdings
hasSuccessor	Zimmer Biomet ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Warsaw, Indiana ⓘ
industry	medical devices ⓘ orthopedic devices ⓘ
locatedIn	Indiana ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
marketServed	global ⓘ
mergedInto	Zimmer Biomet ⓘ
mergerPartner	Biomet ⓘ linked to: Zimmer Biomet
mergerResult	Zimmer Biomet ⓘ
notableBrand	NexGen knee system ⓘ linked to: Zimmer Biomet Persona knee system ⓘ Trabecular Metal technology ⓘ
parentCompany	Bristol-Myers Squibb ⓘ linked to: Bristol Myers Squibb
predecessor	Zimmer Biomet ⓘ
product	dental implants ⓘ hip replacement implants ⓘ knee replacement implants ⓘ shoulder replacement implants ⓘ spine products ⓘ surgical products ⓘ trauma products ⓘ
reasonForStatus	merged with Biomet ⓘ
regulatoryJurisdiction	U.S. Food and Drug Administration ⓘ linked to: Food and Drug Administration
sector	health care ⓘ
servedCustomerType	ambulatory surgery centers ⓘ hospitals ⓘ orthopedic surgeons ⓘ
specialization	orthopedic implants ⓘ orthopedic products ⓘ
spinOffDate	2001 ⓘ
spinOffFrom	Bristol-Myers Squibb ⓘ linked to: Bristol Myers Squibb
status	defunct as independent company ⓘ
stockExchange	New York Stock Exchange ⓘ
tickerSymbol	ZMH ⓘ
tradedAs	NYSE:ZMH ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zimmer Biomet → formedByMergerOf → Zimmer Holdings ⓘ

Zimmer Holdings → foundedBy → Zimmer Manufacturing Company ⓘ

linked to: Zimmer Holdings

ZBH → hasUnderlyingCompanyFormerName → Zimmer Holdings, Inc. ⓘ