The mechanical tests that should be applied to hip prostheses have been determined in ISO and ASTM standards. Fatigue life, corrosion risks and deformation risks of prostheses that remain in the body throughout human life are important. Tests in ISO 7206-4 and ISO 7206-6 standards are applied to determine the fatigue life of hip prosthesis. Hip prostheses should not be damaged as a result of the test. Contact surfaces of modular head and hip prostheses cause a risk of corrosion. In the ASTM F1875 standard, short-term and long-term test methods are determined for corrosion risk. In addition, the static strengths of acetabular components, modular heads, and bipolar cups used with hip prostheses are of critical importance. All mechanical tests of hip prostheses are within the scope of our accreditation.
HIPPROSTHESES TESTS
| SAMPLE | STANDART |
| HIP PROSTHESES | ISO 7206-4 / ISO 7206-6 Implants for surgery — Partial and total hip joint prostheses |
| MODULAR HEAD | ISO 7206-10 Determination of resistance to static load of modular femoral heads – Compression test and pull-out test |
| HIP ACETABULAR COMPONENT | ISO 7206-12 Deformation test method for acetabular shells |
| HIP FEMORAL COMPONENT | ISO 7206-13 Determination of resistance to torque of head fixation of stemmed femoral components |
| HIP ACETABULAR COMPONENT | ASTM F 1820 Standard Test Method for Determining the Forces for Disassembly of Modular Acetabular Devices |
| HIP PROSTHESES | ASTM F1875 Standard Practice for Fretting Corrosion Testing of Modular Implant Interfaces: Hip Femoral Head-Bore and Cone Taper Interface |
| HIP PROSTHESES | ISO 7206-2 Articulating surfaces made of metallic, ceramic and plastics materials |
