Engineer and entrepreneur, Carlo Leopoldo Lualdi, LimaCorporate's founder, began producing surgical instruments in 1945.[6] In 2000, Lima began specializing in the production of orthopedic implants.[6] In the early 2000s, LimaCorporate began developing electron-beam melting (EBM) technology, a form of additive manufacturing.[6] In 2007, the company's first acetabular cup was developed.[6]
Lima later announced the completion of a Distribution Agreement with OrthAlign, Inc. for a tibial/femoral handheld navigation device and associated instrumentation to be supplied within the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland (excluding Romania).[7] In addition, the company announced the completion of an assets acquisition process with Zimmer Holdings Inc. on July 3, 2015.[8] The agreement was approved by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission at the end of the same year.[9]
In 2016, EQT, with Hansjörg Wyss as the co-investor, completed the acquisition process for a majority share of LimaCorporate.[10] In 2018, LimaCorporate acquired TechMah Medical LLC, a medical device software company located in the United States.[11] In 2019, LimaCorporate and the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) announced the foundation of an additive manufacturing 3D printing facility in a hospital setting.[12] LimaCorporate announced the completion of a distribution agreement with G21 S.r.l. to supply cement spacer molds for the shoulder, hip and knee as well as antibiotic-loaded bone cement.[13] Additionally, the company entered into an agreement with Dedienne Santé S.a.s. to distribute dual mobility acetabular cups in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.[14]
In 2020, LimaCorporate inaugurated spaces for 3D Printing at its headquarter campus of San Daniele del Friuli, Italy.[15] In the same year, LimaCorporate became the first Italian company to obtain the EU Quality Management System Certificate under Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) for Class III Custom-Made devices.[16] On March 24, 2021, LimaCorporate opened the ProMade PoC Center for Complex Orthopedic Solutions at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS).[17]
