DePuy has long been regarded as an innovator in new product development. DePuy researchers were on the forefront of the total hip replacement concept introduced in the early 1960s. It was this development that was primarily responsible for creating the orthopaedic market as we know it today. Major innovations from DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. include:

AML Total Hip System is the first porous-coated implant indicated for use without cement. Used in conjunction with POROCOAT Porous Coating, over 350,000 extensively coated implants have been used since 1977.

The LCS Knee was developed more than 20 years ago. The LCS Knee is a patented, one-of-a-kind knee system because its mobile-bearings offer a wide range of options to help the surgeon to more closely duplicate the biomechanics of the patients' normal knee. With the launch of the LCS COMPLETE Mobile-Bearing Knee System, the LCS system better meets the needs of patients worldwide. By listening to surgeons and by learning from the unique clinical experience of the LCS knee, DePuy continues to be the leader in mobile-bearing technology.

The AGILITY Total Ankle System has been used for a wide range of clinical applications as an alternative to ankle fusion.

The GLOBAL ADVANTAGE Total Shoulder Arthroplasty System is an anatomical shoulder system that offers the first 360 degree dialable eccentric head. It is the marketshare leader. In the same family is the GLOBAL Fx Shoulder Fracture System, the first stem developed specifically for humeral head fractures and GLOBAL ADVANTAGE CTA Humeral Heads, for patients with rotator cuff tear arthropathy.

The RESTORE Orthobiological Implant - Introduced in 1999, the RESTORE Orthobiologic Implant provides a resorbable scaffold to reinforce soft tissue repair. Developed in conjunction with Purdue University, the RESTORE Implant helps reinforce weakened or damaged soft tissue.

POROCOAT Porous Coating - A three-dimensional beaded coating that allows tissue ingrowth so the use of bone cement is not needed, except where indicated on the product label.