Milestones: 1990 - 2000

1992 - A new corporate headquarters building is completed in Warsaw, Indiana.
1993 - Zimmer opens a manufacturing facility of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
1994 - Zimmer introduces Collagraft^®Bone Graft Matrix.
1995 - Zimmer introduces NexGen^® Complete Knee Solution, a complete and totally integrated system with extensive component configurations and also featuring multiple surface coatings, femoral and tibial augmentation and innovative, precision instrumentation.
1995 - Zimmer releases MICRO-MILL^® Instrumentation, providing a simple, precise and reproducible technique with Milling and 5-in-1 Sawblade Options.
1997 - President Ray Elliott joins Zimmer.

1998 - Zimmer announces agreement with Integrated Surgical Systems to add Zimmer hip products to those that can be used with the ROBODOC™ Surgical Assistant System*, a milling robot used in joint replacement surgery.
1998 - Zimmer announces agreement to market a innovative cross-linked polyethylene formulation; Cross-linked polyethylene is designed to improve wear performance of implant components.
1998 - Zimmer presented with the Award for Excellence for Exemplary Joint Replacement Products and Services; the award acknowledges the strength of Zimmer brands in the orthopaedic market.
1999 - Zimmer sponsors first-ever live internet broadcast of knee replacement surgery.
1999 - Zimmer is recognized for "Excellent Service to the Orthopaedic Surgeon" according to an independent survey of orthopaedic surgeons. Zimmer ranked first in 11 of 17 service categories.
1999 - Zimmer signs agreement with Integrated Surgical Systems to add Zimmer knee products to the menu of products that can be used with the ROBODOC system.

*Trademark of Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.