Zimmer
(ˈzɪmə(r))
Also zimmer.
[Maker's name.]
A proprietary name for orthopædic appliances, used esp. attrib. to designate a kind of walking frame.
| 1951 Trade Marks Jrnl. 11 Apr. 358/1 Zimmer... Orthopaedic appliances and instruments. Zimmer Orthopaedic Limited,..London, W.1..; manufacturers. 1957 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 16 Apr. tm 116/2 Zimmer. For orthopedic appliances and fracture equipment. First use in May of 1927. 1974 Passmore & Robson Compan. Med. Stud. III. ii. xxxiv. 103/1 For patients with unsteadiness and ataxia, a simple walking frame of ‘Zimmer’ pattern is valuable. 1981 Church Times 10 Apr. 14/4, I had felt too ill to try and use my zimmer⁓frame and calipers. 1982 E. Dewhurst Whoever I Am iii. 44 Incapable of walking without a Zimmer frame. |