Implants for surgery. Wear of total hip-joint prostheses - Methods of measurement Ingestion-build-209418 this part of BS EN

this part of BS EN 61326 specifies more detailed test configurations

It is applicable to polyethylene (PE) pipes of either solid wall single layer or co-extruded layer construction

by the EN 16582 series or EN 16927

It applies primarily to new installations but

Implants for surgery. Wear of total hip-joint prostheses - Methods of measurement Ingestion-build-209418 this part of BS EN1 Scope This part of ISO 14242 specifies methods of assessment of wear of the acetabular component of total hip joint prostheses using gravimetric techniques and changes in dimensional form of components tested in accordance with ISO 14242 1 or ISO 14242 3 as appropriate. NOTE Some investigators have experienced problems with organic deposits affecting the results of measurements, especially with hard hard combinations. No specific precautions are