Commercial Supporters of AAOS

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons gratefully acknowledges the following commercial companies for their financial support of AAOS programs and projects throughout 2012. Their grant support is greatly appreciated.

Diamond Level - $200,000 and up

DePuy Synthes – 1, 4, 7

Zimmer – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Platinum Level - $100,000-$199,999

Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers – 4

Biomet – 1, 3, 4, 6

Medtronic – 1, 3, 7

Stryker – 1, 3, 4, 6, 7

Gold Level - $50,000-$99,999

Arthrex, Inc. – 1, 6, 7

Baxter Healthcare Corporation – 1, 3, 7

Lilly USA, LLC – 5

OrthoPediatrics – 1

Smith & Nephew Inc. – 1, 3, 7

Synthes Trauma – 1, 3

Silver Level - $10,000-$49,999

3M Health Care – 3

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – 7

Biomet Spine and Bone Healing Technologies – 1

Biomet Trauma – 1

Compulink Business Systems, Inc. – 7

DePuy Synthes Spine – 1

DJO Global – 7

Elsevier – 7

Integra – 1, 7

K2M, Inc – 1

KCI – 3

Orthofix – 7

Pega Medical, Inc. – 1

RTI Biologics, Inc. – 7

SRSsoft – 7

Stryker Spine – 1

United Health Foundation – 3

Bronze Level - $1,000-$9,999

Acumed – 1

Aesculap Implant Systems – 6

Alexandra’s Playground – 6

Amniox Medical – 1

Bonutti Technologies – 6

Endo Pharmaceuticals – 3

Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – 1

Greatbatch Medical – 6

Orchid Orthopedic Solutions – 6

Paragon Medical – 6

Purdue Pharma, L. P. – 3

Symmetry Medical – 6

The numbers after the company name are used to identify the type of activity supported:
1=Continuing Medical Education (CME) Courses; 2= Online Education Activities; 3=Research Symposia; 4=Public Education; 5=Diversity Initiatives; 6=Public Service Activities; 7=Other AAOS Activities.

The Academy would like to thank the following commercial companies for their support for its 2012 Skills Courses and 2013 Annual Meeting Surgical Skills Courses by providing essential equipment and supplies.

Accu-Line Products

Acumed

Arthrex, Inc.

ArthroCare

Arthrosurface

Biomet

Buxton Biomedical

Cayenne Medical, Inc.

ConMed Linvatec

DePuy Synthes

DePuy Synthes Mitek Sports Medicine

DJO Global, Inc.

Exactech

FluoroScan Imaging Systems

Hologic

Innomed

Institute for Global Orthopaedics & Traumatology

Intec Industries

Integra

Kinamed, Inc.

Life Instruments

Medtronic

Mölnlycke Healthcare

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation

NuVasive

OrthoPediatrics

Orthosonics

RTI Biologics

Sawbones/Pacific Research

Simbionix

Sloan Medical

Small Bone Innovations, Inc.

Smith & Nephew, Inc.

Stelkast

Stryker

Synthes

Synthes Spine

Thanh An-Ha Noi Co., Ltd.

Tornier

TriMed, Inc.

Wright Medical Technology

Zimmer

The Academy also expresses its appreciation to the numerous orthopaedic specialty societies, foundations, hospitals and universities, physician practices and individuals whose generous contributions made many AAOS programs and projects possible in 2012.