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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Products named for people #42820 10/01/01 04:39 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 B Bobyoungbalt veteran Bobyoungbalt veteran B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 As I was glancing at the obituaries this morning, a name struck me that belongs here: Zimmer or Zimmer frame, known to USns as a "walker" (portable support for the elderly or infirm). Which term, or what term, is used in the antipodes and places other than UK and US? 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