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Keynote Session I
Location: Great River Ballroom (Radisson Riverfront Hotel)
(Please check final room assignments on-site).
Session Description: SESSION BACKGROUND: Understanding the successes and failures of the past is beneficial in determining the future direction of medical device design and implementation. In addition, appropriate mechanical test methodologies in physiological environments and accurate life-prediction models will improve reliability and safety of medical implants. SESSION FOCUS: This keynote session will focus on the metallurgical science and engineering technologies related enhanced implant designs during the second half of the twentieth century that have led to successful and gratifying implant experiences for patients with hip, knee, and dental prostheses. Methods to accurately predict safe reliable implants will also be addressed which is vital for all prostheses, particularly for cardiovascular stents and safety-critical implants such as heart valves. SESSION TAKEAWAYS: This session will provide a basic understanding of the past, present, and future of medical device design and methods to test and accurately evaluate life-prediction of implants.
Editors:	Dr. Mike Helmus Advance Nanotech Incorporated, New York, NY Dr. Dana Medlin Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN
Session Chairs:	Dr. Michael Helmus Consultant, New York, NY Dr. Dana Medlin Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN
8:30 AM	KEY 1.1		Orthopaedic Product Technology During the Second Half of the Twentieth Century
9:00 AM	KEY 1.2		Dental Implants: Evolution of Materials and Biomaterials from 1960 to 2004
9:30 AM	KEY 1.3		Role of Fracture Mechanics in Life Prediction and Quality Control of Medical Implants
10:00 AM			10:10 - 10:30 • Break • Show Floor