Zimmer BiometMedical/Dentalsince 2005
Zimmer Biomet Trabecular Metal Implants
Knee, hip, spine — Trabecular Metal porous components
Medical/Dental85% confidence
MEDICAL/DENTAL · PART PHOTO
Challenge
Achieving consistent bone-ingrowth surfaces on metal implants requires porous structures difficult to produce reliably at scale.
Solution
Zimmer's proprietary Trabecular Metal (TM) tantalum-based porous scaffolds provide >80% open porosity and an elastic modulus matching bone. While initially not AM, the technology inspired AM orthopaedic porous structure development and Zimmer now uses AM for evolving TM-family products.
Outcomes
- 01Long-term clinical bone-ingrowth data; 1M+ TM implants
Technologies
Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Source
1 million+ TM implants; clinical data spanning 20+ years
Cite this page
APA
AM Roadmap. (2005). Zimmer Biomet Trabecular Metal Implants. AM Roadmap (v0.4.2-fixes-deployed). Retrieved 2026-05-17, from https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/zimmer-biomet-trabecular-metal-2005
BibTeX
@misc{amroadmap_zimmer_biomet_trabecular_metal_implants_2005,
title = {Zimmer Biomet Trabecular Metal Implants},
author = {{AM Roadmap}},
year = {2005},
url = {https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/zimmer-biomet-trabecular-metal-2005},
note = {AM Roadmap dataset v0.4.2-fixes-deployed, accessed 2026-05-17}
}Canonical URL: https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/zimmer-biomet-trabecular-metal-2005