Zimmer Holdings Issues Clarification Regarding NexGen K...( WARSAW Ind. July 14 /- Zimmer Hol...),Health

WARSAW, Ind., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH; SWX: ZMH) statement:

A news story earlier this morning incorrectly stated that Zimmer's NexGen(R) knee implant had been recalled. In fact, the recall notification cited refers only to a surgical instrument used for minimally invasive surgeries (MIS) and not the implant system itself. The Company says that the recall is isolated to a single surgical instrument and that additional instrumentation options are available. The Company does not expect this instrument recall will have a material impact on sales.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the orthopaedics industry, management's beliefs and assumptions made by management. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as "may," "will," "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "estimates," "projects," "assumes," "guides," "targets," "forecasts," and "seeks" or the negative of such terms or other variations on such terms or comparable terminology. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our compliance with the Deferred Prosecution Agreement through March 2009 and the Corporate Integrity Agreement through 2012, the impact of our enhanced healthcare compliance global initiatives and business practices on our relationships with customers and consul
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