
Zimmer ® Gender Solutions™ Natural-Knee® Flex System Because Men and Women are Different Two distinct shapes for men and women.
Open the catalog to page 1Two distinct shapes for men and women. Industry-leading Gender Solutions technology. The proven success of the Natural-Knee System. Innovative high-flex designs. We’re putting it all together. Zimmer was the first to recognize that when it comes to knees, men and women are different. Our groundbreaking research demonstrated that the differences are less about size—and more about shape. Now, Zimmer is applying industry-leading Gender Solutions technology to the clinically successful Natural-Knee System.1 The future of total knee arthroplasty is here: the all new Gender Solutions Natural-Knee Flex...
Open the catalog to page 2Two distinct shapes for men and women. Gender Solutions Male (GSM) Gender Solutions Female (GSF) Two distinct populations. Two distinctive implant shapes. Gender Solutions Natural-Knee Flex System male and female implants differ mediolaterally to allow for improved implant fit and fewer intraoperative adjustments. Gender Solutions Natural-Knee Flex System male and female implants have a three degree difference in the trochlear groove angle. Overall A/P (mm) Gender Solutions Natural-Knee Flex (GSF) Gender Solutions Natural-Knee Flex (GSM) Zimmer’s groundbreaking research using three-dimensional...
Open the catalog to page 3Anterior Flange Thickness Male resection Lateral condyle height (mm) Medial condyle height (mm) Female resection Male 10.9 6.4 Asymmetric Tibial Trays Asymmetrical tibial insert shape corresponds to the shape of natural tibia. Gender Solutions Natural-Knee Flex (GSM) Gender Solutions Natural-Knee Flex (GSF) Anterior Flange Width Male resection Gender Solutions Natural-Knee Flex (GSM) Female resection Gender Solutions Natural-Knee Flex (GSF) • Zimmer was first to market the innovative asymmetric baseplate design • Matching the asymmetric tibial shape provides cortical coverage and helps avoid...
Open the catalog to page 4Proven Performance Backed by Years of Clinical Success. Cancellous-Structured Titanium™ (CSTi™) Porous Coating • CSTi porous coating option for stable fixation in active patients • Combines the excellent biocompatibility of titanium with an optimal structure for bone ingrowth • Interconnected pores11 resemble human cancellous bone and fine micro-roughness provides enhanced fixation Magnified 100:1 Human Cancellous Bone12 Pore size: 400-500 µm. Pore volume: 60-77%. Ultracongruent Tibial Articular Surface • Gender Solutions Natural-Knee Flex System includes an Ultracongruent tibial articular surface...
Open the catalog to page 5Advanced Technologies for Today’s More Demanding Patients. • Accommodates activities requiring up to 155 degrees flexion15,16,17 • Allows contact area to remain high in deep flexion • Reduces the potential for impingement of the femoral shaft on the tibial articular surface18 Zimmer Prolong Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene Prolong Poly Prolong Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene is specifically designed to provide: Joint simulation wear rates measured during testing for non-crosslinked and crosslinked tibial components. In laboratory testing, conventional polyethylene components exhibited almost 8x...
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