Biomet Brings Personalized Approach to Partial Knee Replacements

WARSAW, Ind., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Biomet Orthopedics today announced
the launch of the Signature(TM) Personalized Patient Care System for use with
the Oxford® Partial Knee System. The Signature(TM) Personalized Patient Care
system enables surgeons to preoperatively plan a knee replacement surgery and
precisely place implants by using Signature(TM) custom positioning guides.

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“With Signature(TM) and the Oxford® Partial Knee, surgeons now have
state-of-the-art technology for patients undergoing partial knee replacement
surgery,” said Dr. Michael Berend from the Center for Hip & Knee Surgery at St.
Francis Health Hospital – Mooresville in Indianapolis.

Biomet’s Oxford® Partial Knee System is designed to help surgeons preserve and
restore normal knee function and movement by replacing only the medial, diseased
compartment of the knee. During this process, surgeons use the Signature(TM)
system to create custom femoral and tibial surgical positioning guides that help
achieve optimal joint implant positioning. The Oxford® Partial Knee procedure
remove approximately 75% less bone and cartilage when compared to a total knee
replacement and allows patients to recover more rapidly with less postoperative
pain [4-6].The Oxford® Partial Knee is intended for use in individuals with
osteoarthritis or avascular necrosis limited to the medial compartment of the
knee and is intended to be implanted with bone cement. The Oxford® Knee is not
indicated for use in the lateral compartment. Potential risks include, but are
not limited to, loosening, dislocation, fracture, wear, and infection, any of
which can require additional surgery. For additional information about the
Signature(TM) system and the Oxford® Knee, including risks and warnings, talk to
your surgeon and see the full patient risk information on http://www.biomet.com.

Biomet is one of the first orthopedic implant companies to provide surgeons
advanced tools to create custom femoral and tibial positioning guides for use in
both total and partial knee replacement. Introduced in 2008, the Signature(TM)
System has been used in more than 41,000 knee surgeries to date. By combining
this technology with the Oxford® Partial Knee, the most clinically successful
partial knee in the world with survivorship of 92.3% at 20 years [7], Biomet
provides surgeons and their patients the advanced technology necessary to
deliver a higher level of personalized care in partial knee replacement surgery.

For more information on the Signature(TM) Personalized Care System and Oxford®
Partial Knee System, please visit: http://www.biomet.com.

About Biomet

Biomet, Inc. and its subsidiaries design, manufacture and market products used
primarily by musculoskeletal medical specialists in both surgical and
non-surgical therapy. Biomet’s product portfolio encompasses large joint
reconstructive products, including orthopedic joint replacement devices, and
bone cements and accessories; sports medicine, extremities and trauma products,
including internal and external orthopedic fixation devices; spine and bone
healing products, including spine hardware, spinal stimulation devices, and
orthobiologics, as well as electrical bone growth stimulators and softgoods and
bracing; dental reconstructive products; and other products, including
microfixation products and autologous therapies. Headquartered in Warsaw,
Indiana, Biomet and its subsidiaries currently distribute products in
approximately 90 countries.

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[4] Data on file at Biomet. Note: bench test results do not necessarily
indicate clinical performance.
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SOURCE Biomet