Zimmern.
/ˈzɪmə/, U.S. /ˈzɪmər/ A proprietary name for orthopædic appliances, used esp. attrib. to designate a kind of walking frame.
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Zimmer1951
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Zimmer1951
1951 Trade Marks Jrnl. 11 Apr. 358/1 Zimmer... Orthopaedic appliances and instruments. Zimmer Orthopaedic Limited,..London, W.1..; manufacturers.
1957 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 16 Apr. tm116/2 Zimmer. For orthopedic appliances and fracture equipment. First use in May of 1927.
1974 R. Passmore & J. S. Robson Compan. Med. Stud. III. ii. xxxiv. 103/1 For patients with unsteadiness and ataxia, a simple walking frame of ‘Zimmer’ pattern is valuable.
1981 Church Times 10 Apr. 14/4 I had felt too ill to try and use my zimmer~frame and calipers.
1982 E. Dewhurst Whoever I Am iii. 44 Incapable of walking without a Zimmer frame.
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