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milestone
1.10.1988 foundation of the implantcast Feinguss GmbH by Wolfgang Petroll address: Technologiezentrum Buxtehude Alter Postweg, Buxtehude number of employees: 8
1989 development and launch of the BSTR Tumor systems, dental alloys
and first production of casted hip stems (ic straight stem)
1990 new products: Erlanger long stem, SI-hip system, friendly takeover by Wilfried Mohr and installation of Mr. Mohr as managing director
1991 first idea of a ceramic coated metal/metal hip system ACCIS® hip system, first international co-operation with the company Van Straten, Nieuwegein, Netherlands, coating of endoprostheses and instruments, Foundation of the department for implant surface finishing, including grinding and polishing
1992 developing and first surgery of a Proximal Femur of the MUTARS® tumor system
1993 developing and first surgery of a Distal Femur of the MUTARS® system and the first Total Femur of the MUTARS® System
1994 developing and first surgery of a Humerus MUTARS® System
1995 developing and first surgery of a Proximal Tibia of the MUTARS® System, 2 more own hip systems; Anatomic C, ic-straight Typ I
1996 1.1.1996 Jens Saß becomes managing director of implantcast Feinguss GmbH, development of the MUTARS® Filia system
1997 first implantation of the MUTARS® RS Revisions hip system, CE certification
1998 october 1st 10year anniversary of implantcast. 39 employees new products: spine system, ic-RPC and ic- long stem hip system, international co-operations: 6
1999 first implantation of the partial pelvic replacement, first CR-stem implantation in München Großhadern, october the company moved to a new building, new address: Lüneburger Schanze 26, Buxtehude, installation of the grinding robot for surface finishing, new products: KAI Arthrodeses implant
2000 first implantation of LOAD SHIFT® hip system in Hamburg-Barmbek, 1.000 surgery of the MUTARS® system, first implantation of ACCIS® big head system
2001 new products: i.e. juvenile plating system, new corporate identity and branding into implantcast Gmb, new company logo, company colours and strategy
2002 august: dedication of the CNC machining department, first implantation of the Cepthar® cup system, first implantation of the CCI® total knee system, first implantation of the NESimplavit® total elbow system, project: MUTARS® Silver coating is enrolled
2003 1. expanding of the building and the CNC department, new products: Ceraco total hip system, ACS® total knee system, new locking of the MUTARS® knee components using PEEK Optima®, international co-operations: 15, OSKAR-award: german award for overall performance of mid sized companies
2004 foundation of the companies implantcast Polska and implantcast Italia. 2. enlargement of the building in Buxtehude, new products: Cepthar® SC screw cup system, DiaLoc® total hip system, EcoFit® total hip system clinical studie of silver coated implants MUTARS® patents of the materials: implatan®, implavit®, award: Transfer award of the university in muenster for the co-operation between implantcast and the department for oncology to develop the silver coating
2005 first surgery of the ACCIS® resurfacing system, new growing prostheses MUTARS® Xpand is developed, new products: WinX Revision cup system, AJS hip stem, AGILON® shoulder system, PB Uni knee system, Metalic® Metal/Metal coupling ACS® SC revision system, GIS® minimal invasive surgical instruments and technique for hip surgery, international co-operations: 24, 103 employees, new produts: MUTARS® Xpand, first implantation of the CarpoFit® carpometacarpal system
2006 4.000 implantation of MUTARS® components, new products: Taric® total ankle joint system, DiaLoc® screw cup system, 3. enlargement of the building in Buxtehude
2007 development of new products: AGILON® invers, Capica®, revision
product portfolio: ACS® SC and GenuX® revision total knee systems
co-organiser of the world biggest bone tumor congress in ISOLS 2007 in Hamburg ISOLS 2007, employees : 150
2008 developmment of the Aida® hip system and the EcoFit® cup system, start of the 4th enlargement of the building in Buxtehude, more than 170 employees are working for implantcast in Buxtehude, number of international co-operations is 38, foundation of the company implantcast Turkey. New building will be opened on 20year anniversary on october 1st 2008
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