Materials & Processes for Medical Devices (August 10- 13): Corrosion, Fatigue and Durability of Medical Devices - Session 2

6 Corrosion, Fatigue and Durability of Medical Devices - Session 2

Tuesday, August 11, 2009: 10:40 AM-12:00 PM
Salon F (Hilton Minneapolis )
Session Chairs:
Dr. Dana Medlin and Dr. Brad James
10:40 AM
Fretting Corrosion Test Method Development and Application to Orthopaedic Implant Design
Mr. Justin Hertzler, Zimmer, Inc; Steven Humphrey, Zimmer, Inc
11:00 AM
The Effect of Surface Abrasion On the Polarization Behavior or CoCr, Ti-6Al-4V and 316 SS In Pbs at pH7.4 and 2
Dr. Jeremy L. Gilbert, Syracuse University; Brian Lam, Syracuse University
11:20 AM
Fatigue Strength Enhancement of Ti-6Al-4V ELI Femoral Distal Stems Using Low Plasticity Burnishing
Mr. Douglas Hornbach, Lambda Technologies; Mr. Paul Prevey, Lambda Technologies; Mr. Don McNulty, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.; Mr. Jonathan Carr, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.; Mr. Paul Sade, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.; Amy Craft , DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
11:40 AM
Improving Reliability of Medical Devices Coatings
Dr. Eric Guyer, Exponent Failure Analysis Associates; Prof. Michael Lane, Emory & Henry College