WO2003008657A1 - Method of surface oxidizing zirconium and zirconium alloys and resulting product - Google Patents
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Definitions
- This invention relates to metallic implants with load bearing surfaces coated with a thin, dense, low friction, highly wear-resistant, uniformly thick coating of oxidized zirconium.
- the invention also relates to uniformly thick oxidized zirconium coatings on the non-load bearing surfaces of an orthopedic implant where the oxidized zirconium provides a barrier between the metallic prosthesis and body tissue thereby preventing the release of metal ions and corrosion of the implant.
- the invention also relates to a method of producing a uniformly thick oxide coating on zirconium or a zirconium alloy by controlling the surface roughness of the zirconium or zirconium alloy having a single phase crystalline structure and uniform composition prior to formation of the oxide coating.
- zirconium has been known for many years.
- Zirconium displays excellent corrosion resistance in many aqueous and non-aqueous media and for this reason has seen an increased use in the chemical process industry and in medical applications.
- a limitation to the wide application of zirconium in these areas is its relatively low resistance to abrasion and its tendency to gall. This relatively low resistance to abrasion and the tendency to gall is also demonstrated in zirconium alloys.
- Orthopedic implant materials must combine high strength, corrosion resistance and tissue compatibility. The longevity of the implant is of prime importance especially if the recipient of the implant is relatively young because it is desirable that the implant function for the complete lifetime of a patient. Because certain metal alloys have the required mechanical strength and biocompatibility, they are ideal candidates for the fabrication of prostheses. These alloys include 316L stainless steel, chrome-cobalt- molybdenum alloys and, more recently, titanium alloys which have proven to be the most suitable materials for the fabrication of load-bearing prostheses. [0007] One of the variables affecting the longevity of load-bearing implants, such as hip joint implants, is the rate of wear of the articulating surfaces and long-term effects of the metal ion release.
- a typical hip joint prosthesis includes a stem, a femoral head and an acetabular cup against which the femoral head articulates. Wear of either or both of the articulating surfaces results in an increasing level of wear particulates and "play" between the femoral head and the cup against which it articulates. Wear debris can contribute to adverse tissue rejection leading to bone resorption, and ultimately the joint must be replaced.
- the rate of wear is dependent upon a number of factors which include the relative hardness and surface finish of the material which constitute the femoral head and the acetabular cup, the frictional coefficient between the materials of the cup and head, the load applied and the stresses generated at the articulating surface.
- the most common material combinations currently used in fabrication of hip joints implants include femoral heads of cobalt or titanium alloys articulating against acetabular cups lines with organic polymers or composites of such polymers including, e.g., ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), and femoral heads of polished alumina in combination with acetabular cups lined with an organic polymer or composite or cups made of polished alumina.
- UHMWPE ultra high molecular weight polyethylene
- UHMWPE being a polymeric material, is more susceptible to creep when heated than the commonly used metal alloys or ceramics and is consequently more susceptible to wear than the alloys or ceramics.
- metal prostheses are not completely inert in the body. Body fluids act upon the metals causing them to slowly corrode by an ionizing process that thereby releases metal ions into the body. Metal ion release from the prosthesis is also related to the rate of wear of load bearing surfaces because the passive oxide film, which is formed on the surface, is constantly removed. The repassivation process constantly releases metal ions during the ionizing process. Furthermore, the presence of third-body wear (cement or bone debris) accelerates this process and microfretted metal particles increase friction. Consequently, the UHMWPE liner inside the acecabular cup, against which the femoral head articulates, is subjected to accelerated levels of creep, wear and torque.
- third-body wear cement or bone debris
- Suzuki patent did not address the issue of friction or wear of orthopedic implant bearing surfaces but confined itself to the single issue of the biocompatibility of metal prostheses. Furthermore, Suzuki et al. did not address the issue of dimensional changes that occur when applying a coating or . e effect of these dimensional changes in the tightness of fit between the surfaces of an articulating joint prosthesis.
- Patent 2,987,352 and U.S. Patent 3,615,885 produce a zirconium dioxide coating on zirconium alloy by means of air oxidation.
- U.S. Patent 3,615,885 continues the air oxidation long enough to produce a beige coating of greater thickness than the blue-black coating of U.S. Patent No. 2,987,352.
- This beige coating does not have the wear resistance of the blue-black coating and is thus not applicable to many parts where there are two work faces in close proximity.
- the beige coating wears down more quickly than the blue-black oxide coating with the resulting formation of oxidized zirconium particles and the loss of the integrity of the oxidized zirconium surface. With the loss of the oxide surface the zirconium metal is then exposed to its environment and can lead to transport of zirconium joints away from the surface of the metal into the adjacent environment.
- the blue-black coatings have a thickness which is less than that of the beige coating although the hardness of the blue-black coating is higher than that of the beige coating. This harder blue-black oxide coating lends itself better to surfaces such as prosthetic devices. Although the blue-black coating is more abrasion resistant than the beige coating it is a relatively thin coating. It is therefore desirable to produce the blue-black coatings of increased abrasion resistance without producing the same type coatings of the prior art.
- U.S. Patent 5,037,438 to Davidson discloses a method of producing zirconium alloy prostheses with a oxidized zircomum surface.
- U.S. Patent 2,987,352 to Watson discloses a method of producing zirconium bearings with a oxidized zirconium surface.
- the oxide coating produced is not always uniform in thickness and the non- uniformity reduces the integrity of the bonding between the zirconium alloy and the oxide layer and the integrity of the bonding within the oxide layer.
- Both U.S. Patent 2,987,352 and U.S. Patent 5,037,438 are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein.
- the instant invention provides an improved method for forming a uniformly thick oxide coating on zirconium or a zirconium alloy, each having a single phase crystalline structure and uniform composition, by inducing an altered surface roughness on single phase/single composition zirconium based substrate, prior to oxidizing the zirconium or zirconium alloy to form a blue-black oxidized zirconium coating of uniform and controlled thickness.
- the invention also provides a method for forming a uniformly thick oxide coating on a zirconium or zirconium alloy prosthesis, for implantation in a patient, by inducing an altered surface roughness on at least a portion of the zirconium or zirconium alloy prosthesis, wherein the zirconium or oxidized zirconium consists, at least in part, of a single phase crystalline structure and uniform composition, prior to oxidizing the prosthesis to form a blue-black oxidized zirconium coating of uniform and controlled thickness on at least a portion of the surface of the prosthesis.
- a or “an” may mean one or more.
- the words “a” or “an” when used in conjunction with the word “comprising”, the words “a” or “an” may mean one or more than one.
- “another” may mean at least a second or more.
- single phase crystalline structure and uniform composition is defined as an alloy or a pure metallic material having a homogeneous, solid solution and a microstructure with only one crystalline phase.
- alloy it refers to a single, homogeneous, solid solution in which the overall material consists of only one crystalline phase.
- zirconium alloy is defined as any metal alloy containing zirconium in any amount greater than zero. Thus, an alloy in which zirconium is a minor constituent is considered a “zirconium alloy” herein.
- the invention provides a zirconium or zirconium-containing metal alloy prosthesis or implant coated, at least in part, via in situ oxidation with a uniformly thick blue- black or black layer of oxidized zirconium and a method of forming the aforementioned uniform coating.
- the uniform coating of oxidized zirconium provides the prosthesis with a thin, dense, low friction, wear resistant, biocompatible surface ideally suited for use on articulating surfaces of joint prostheses wherein a surface or surfaces of the joint articulates, translates, or rotates against mating joint surfaces which are also coated with oxidized zirconium.
- the uniform oxidized zirconium coating may therefore be usefully employed on the femoral heads or inside surfaces of acetabular cups of hip-joint implants or on the articulating surfaces of other types of prostheses, such as but not limited to knee, shoulder or elbow joints or spinal implants.
- a method of coating a zirconium or zircomum alloy with a layer of blue-black or black oxidized zirconium of uniform thickness comprising the steps of altering the surface roughness of a zirconium or zirconium alloy having a single phase crystalline structure and uniform composition and subsequently oxidizing said zirconium or zirconium alloy.
- the step of altering said surface roughness comprises altering to a surface roughness (Ra) in the range of about 3 microinches to about 25 microinches.
- the step of altering said surface roughness comprises altering to a surface roughness (Ra) in the range of about 3.5 microinches to about 7 microinches.
- Altering the surface roughness may be accomplished by a number of methods; illustrative examples of altering the surface roughness include,but are not limited to, grinding, buffing, mass finishing, vibratory finishing and any combination thereof.
- zirconium or zirconium alloy having a grain size of less than ASTM micro-grain size number 10 is used.
- Oxidation of the zirconium or zirconium alloy may be accomplished by a number of methods; illustrative examples inlcude, but are not limited to the use of air as an oxidant and the use of oxygen as an oxidant.
- the step of altering the surface roughness of a zirconium or zirconium alloy having a single phase crystalline structure and uniform composition is performed on a zirconium or zircomum alloy having about 0.3 percent by weight of oxygen.
- the method comprises altering the surface roughness of pure alpha phase zirconium.
- the zircomum or zirconium alloy may be produced in a number of ways; illustrative examples include, but are not limited to, a process selected from the group consisting of hot forge conversion of ingot to barstock, closed die forging, rapid solidification, and powder consolidation.
- a prosthesis for implantation in a patient comprising a prosthesis body having an external surface at least a portion of which is formed of zirconium or zirconium alloy, and a blue-black or black oxidized zirconium coating of uniform thickness formed on said portion of the external surface.
- the coating of blue-black or black oxidized zirconium is formed by any of the aforementioned methods or any equivalent method.
- the prosthesis is characterized in that the prosthesis body is a non-articulating medical implant formed at least in part of zirconium or zirconium alloy material comprising a partial or complete coat of blue-black or black oxidized zirconium of uniform thickness.
- the non- articulating medical implant is selected from the group consisting of bone plates and bone screws.
- a prosthesis having a bearing surface comprising at least one condyle on the prosthesis body, and a tibial component adapted to cooperate with the bearing surface.
- the coating of blue-black or black oxidized zirconium is formed directly on the bearing surface of the condyle portion for reducing wear of the tibial component.
- the tibial component may be formed of an organic polymer or a polymer-based composite.
- the prosthesis may further comprise a bearing surface on the prosthesis body, the bearing surface being sized and shaped to engage or cooperate with a second bearing surface on another prosthesis portion.
- the second bearing surface is formed of an organic polymer or polymer-based composite.
- the prosthesis body is a hip prosthesis body for implantation into a femor comprising a head portion formed of zirconium or zirconium alloy.
- the prosthesis further comprises a bearing surface on the head portion of the prosthesis body and an acetabular cup having an inner surface, said inner surface being adapted to cooperate with the bearing surface on the head portion.
- Thecoating of blue-black or black oxidized zirconium is formed directly on the bearing surface of the head portion for reducing wear of the acetabular cup inner surface.
- the inner surface of the acetabular cup may be formed of an organic polymer or a polymer-based composite.
- a prosthesis as any of those described above is characterized in that the coating of blue-black or black oxidized zirconium is of a thickness of up to about 20 microns or up to about 10 microns.
- a prosthesis as any of those described above is characterized in that the implant portion of the prosthesis body further comprises an irregular surface structure adapted to accommodate tissue ingrowth on a portion of the prosthesis body.
- the irregular surface structure is formed of zirconium or zirconium alloy beads attached to the outer surface of the prosthesis body, and at least a portion of the surface of the beads is oxidized to blue-black or black oxidized zirconium.
- the irregular surface structure is formed of zirconium or zirconium alloy wire mesh connected to the outer surface of the prosthesis body, and at least a portion of the surface of the mesh is oxidized to blue-black or black oxidized zirconium.
- a prosthesis as any of those described above is characterized in that the prosthesis body is an endoprothesis body suitable for use in a knee, hip, jaw, finger, shoulder, or spine.
- Figure 1 is a schematic diagram depicting a hip joint prosthesis in position.
- Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing a typical hip join prosthesis.
- Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a knee joint prosthesis in place.
- Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the parts of a typical knee joint.
- One aspect of the present invention is to provide a method for forming an oxide coating of uniform thickness on zirconium or a zirconium alloy, the zirconium or zirconium alloy each having a single phase crystalline structure and uniform composition and an altered surface roughness.
- Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a low friction, wear resistant oxide coating of uniform thickness on prosthesis surfaces, such as articulating surfaces and irregular surface structures adapted to accommodate tissue ingrowth on a portion of the prosthesis body.
- the subject method of forming an oxide coating of uniform thickness by inducing an altered surface roughness on zirconium or a zirconium alloy, each having a single phase crystalline structure and uniform composition, prior to oxidizing the zirconium or zirconium alloy is applicable to various prosthetic parts and devices.
- These prosthetic parts and devices include, but are not limited to, cardiovascular implants including heart valves, total artificial heart implants, ventricular assist devices, vascular grafts and stents; electrical signal carrying devices such as pacemaker and neurological leads, and defibrillator leads; guide wires and catheters; percutaneous devices; and joint prostheses including hip joints or surface replacements, knee joints, shoulder joints, elbows, endoprostheses, spinal segments, and fingers. Illustrative examples of such articulating surfaces are shown in the schematic diagrams, Figures 1-4. Additionally, applications are possible in non-articulating implant devices such as bone plates, bone screws, etc.
- a typical hip joint assembly is shown in situ in Figure 1.
- the hip joint stem 2 fits into the femur while the femoral head 6 of the prosthesis fits into and articulates against the inner lining 8 of an acetabular cup 10 which in turn is affixed to the pelvis as shown in Figure 1.
- a porous metal bead or wire mesh coating 12 may be incorporated to allow stabilization of the implant by ingrowth of surrounding tissue into the porous coating. Similarly, such a porous metal bead or wire mesh coating can also be applied to the acetabular component.
- the femoral head 6 may be an integral part of the hip joint stem 2 or may be a separate component mounted upon a conical taper at the end of the neck 4 of the hip joint prosthesis.
- a typical knee joint prosthesis is shown in situ in Figure 3.
- the knee joint includes a femoral component 20 and a tibial component 30.
- the femoral component includes condyles 22 which provide the articulating surface of the femoral component and pegs 24 for affixing the femoral component to the femur.
- the tibial component 30 includes a tibial base 32 with a peg 34 for mounting the tibial base onto the tibia.
- a tibia platform 36 is mounted atop the tibial base 32 and is supplied with grooves 38 similar to the shape of the condyles 22.
- the bottom surfaces of the condyles 26 contact the tibial platform's grooves 38 so that the condyles articulate within these grooves against the tibial platform.
- the tibial platform may be made from an organic polymer or a polymer-based composite.
- the hard metallic condyle surfaces 26 would articulate against a relatively softer organic composition. This may result in wear of the organic material, i.e. the tibial platform, necessitating the replacement of the prosthesis.
- porous bead or wire mesh coatings can also be applied to either the tibial or femoral components of the knee or both.
- the invention provides uniformly thick oxidized zirconium coated orthopedic implants or prostheses fabricated of zirconium or zirconium containing metal alloys or a thin coating of zirconium or zirconium alloy on conventional orthopedic implant materials.
- the metal alloy should contain from about 80 to about 100 wt% zirconium, preferably from about 94 to about 100 wt%. Oxygen, and other common alloying elements may be used in the alloy, provided that the resulting alloy be of a single phase.
- the interstitial elements oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon have the capability to strengthen zirconium while maintaining a single phase crystalline microstructure.
- zirconium is an alpha ( ⁇ ) phase crystal.
- Beta ( ⁇ ) phase zirconium is stable at higher temperatures (above about 866 °C) but can become stable at lower temperatures by the addition of ⁇ stabilizers such as niobium ( ⁇ stabilizers such as oxygen raise this transition temperature).
- ⁇ stabilizers such as niobium
- An example of an alloy useful in the present application is ⁇ -phase zirconium with 0.3 wt% oxygen, an ⁇ -phase stabilizer.
- Other ⁇ -phase stabilizers include nitrogen, aluminum, and tin.
- ⁇ -phase zirconium alloyed with one or more ⁇ stabilizers such as niobium, chromium, iron, and molybdenum are useful in the present invention.
- the base zirconium containing metal alloys are fabricated by conventional methods to the shape and size desired to obtain a prosthesis substrate.
- the shaped zirconium or zirconium alloy must have a single phase crystalline structure and uniform composition such as might be produced by alloying zirconium with one or more other elements to produce a single phase alloy material.
- the substrate zirconium or zirconium alloy is then subjected to an abrasive surface preparation process that includes, but is not limited to, grinding, buffing, mass finishing and vibratory finishing.
- the abrasive surface preparation process is used to induce an altered surface roughness (Ra) of from about 3 microinches to about 25 microinches. Alternatively, the range of surface roughness can be from about 3.5 to about 7 microinches.
- the appropriate altered surface roughness is induced by altering the pre-existing surface roughness to an altered surface roughness of such a magnitude as to permit the formation of a uniform oxide coating when the zirconium or zirconium alloy, each having a single phase crystalline structure and uniform composition and an appropriately altered surface roughness, is subjected to an oxidation process.
- the substrate is then subjected to process conditions which cause the natural (in situ) formation of a tightly adhered, diffusion-bonded coating of uniformly thick oxidized zirconium on its surface.
- the process conditions include, for instance, air, steam, or water oxidation or oxidation in a salt bath.
- These processes ideally provide a thin, hard, dense, blue-black or black, low-friction wear-resistant uniformly thick oxidized zirconium film or coating of thicknesses typically on the order of several microns on the surface of the prosthesis substrate. Below this coating, diffused oxygen from the oxidation process increases the hardness and strength of the underlying substrate metal.
- the metal prosthesis substrate may be placed in a furnace having an oxygen-containing atmosphere (such as air) and typically heated at 900°-1300°F for up to about 6 hours.
- an oxygen-containing atmosphere such as air
- the oxidation time should be reduced to avoid the formation of the white oxide.
- One of the salt-bath methods that can be used to apply the oxidized zirconium coatings to the metal alloy prosthesis is the method of U.S. Patent 4,671,824 to Haygarth, the teachings of which are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth.
- the salt-bath method provides a similar, slightly more abrasion resistant blue-black or black oxidized zirconium coating. This method requires the presence of an oxidation compound capable of oxidizing zirconium in a molten salt bath.
- the molten salts include chlorides, nitrates, cyanides, and the like.
- the oxidation compound, sodium carbonate is present in small quantities, up to about 5 wt%.
- the addition of sodium carbonate lowers the melting point of the salt.
- the rate of oxidation is proportional to the temperature of the molten salt bath and the '824 patent prefers the range of 550°-800°C (1022°-1470°F).
- the lower oxygen levels in the bath produce thinner coatings than for furnace air oxidation at the same time and temperature.
- a salt bath treatment at 1290° for four hours produces an oxide coating thickness of roughly 7 microns.
- the overall thickness of the oxidized zirconium coating is primarily controlled by the variables of time and temperature of the in-situ growth process.
- the instant invention is concerned with the uniformity of thickness of the coating so created. Creation of a uniform oxide coating during the oxidation process, by the here claimed method, is dependent on both a surface with appropriate altered surface roughness and a single phase crystalline structure and uniform composition.
- the oxide coating initiates and grows from surface asperities, so the oxide initiation sites may be spaced too far apart to produce a uniform coating thickness on a surface that is too smooth.
- the oxide layer grows by oxygen diffusion along grain boundaries and through microstructural grains.
- the oxidation rate can be different in grains of different structure and composition (such as between alpha and beta grains in a two-phase zirconium alloy).
- the oxide coating may not grow with a uniform thickness through a microstructure that is too coarse. Specific limits for the necessary minimum surface roughness and maximum phase homogeneity can be alloy and application dependent.
- the uniformly thick oxidized zirconium coating may range up to about 20 microns. It is preferred that a uniformly thick blue-black oxidized zirconium layer ranging in thickness from about 1 to about 10 microns should be formed. It is most preferred that the uniformly thick oxidized zirconium layer range from about 3 microns to about 7 microns. For example, furnace air oxidation at 1100°F for 3 hours will form a uniform oxide coating of a thickness of 4-5 microns on a zirconium alloy having greater than 96 wt% zirconium with a surface roughness (Ra) of about 4 microinches. Longer oxidation times and higher oxidation temperatures will increase this thickness, but may compromise coating integrity.
- Ra surface roughness
- one hour at 1300°F will form an oxide coating thickness of about 9 microns.
- oxide coating thickness of about 9 microns.
- thinner coatings typically less than 10 microns over the thickness of the prosthesis.
- thinner coatings (1-10 microns) have better attachment strength.
- coatings of greater thickness may be used.
- Blue-black or black oxidized zirconium coatings produced by any of the prior art methods are quite similar in hardness.
- the hardness of the surface shows a dramatic increase over the 200 Knoop hardness of the original metal surface.
- the surface hardness of the blue-black oxidized zirconium surface following oxidation by either salt bath or air oxidation process is approximately 1200-1700 Knoop hardness.
- the diffusion-bonded, low friction, highly wear resistant, uniformly thick oxidized zirconium coatings of the present invention can be applied to the surfaces of orthopedic implants subject to conditions of wear and to prosthetic implants and devices requiring a biocompatible surface.
- Such surfaces include the articulating surfaces of knee joints, elbows and hip joints.
- the femoral head and stem are typically fabricated of metal alloys while the acetabular cup may be fabricated from ceramics, metals or organic polymer-lined metals or ceramics.
- the oxide coating surface can be polished by any of a variety of conventional finishing techniques. Sufficient oxide thickness must be produced to accommodate the chosen finishing technique. For example, a surface with a uniform oxide coating of about 5 microns thick that had a pre-oxidation surface roughness (Ra) of about 4 microinches can be burnished to a final surface roughness (Ra) of about 2 microinches with a loss of about 1 micron in oxide thickness.
- Zirconium or zirconium alloy can also be used to provide a porous bead or wire mesh surface to which surrounding bone or other tissue may integrate to stabilize the prosthesis. These porous coatings can be treated simultaneously by the oxidation of the base prosthesis for the elimination or reduction of metal ion release. Furthermore, zirconium or zirconium alloy can also be used as a surface layer applied over conventional implant materials prior to inducing an altered surface roughness, in situ oxidation and formation of the uniform oxidized zirconium coating.
- the process of the present invention avoids the problems of formation of thick oxide coatings of low abrasion resistance and of significant dimensional changes of the process in U.S. Patent 3,615,885.
- the control of both overall coating thickness and the uniformity of the thickness affords a great deal of dimensional control in the fabrication of prosthetic devices wherein exacting tolerances are required.
- the present invention also produces an oxide film that is highly abrasion resistant, unlike that of the '885 patent.
- the process of the present invention by inducing an altered surface roughness on zirconium or a zirconium alloy, each having a single phase crystalline structure and uniform composition, results in the formation of a blue-black zirconium dioxide coating of uniform thickness, the depth of which can be controlled by the proper choice of the oxidation conditions.
- the formation of a uniformly thick oxide coating provides an oxide coating of variable and controlled thickness with especially high abrasion resistance and reduced wear due to high integrity of the adhesion between the oxide layer and the underlying zirconium or zirconium alloy and the high integrity of the adhesion within the oxide layer.
- high integrity denotes an oxide coating that is uniform in thickness with no visible cracks or pores when viewed in cross-section by optical microscopy.
- the invention provides zirconium or zirconium-containing metal alloy prosthesis with a single phase crystalline structure and uniform composition coated via in situ oxidation with a oxidized zirconium of uniform thickness.
- the uniformly thick oxidized zirconium coating provides the invention prosthesis with a thin, dense, low friction, high integrity, wear resistant biocompatible surface ideally suited for use on articulating surfaces of joint prosthesis wherein a surface or surfaces of the joint articulates, translates or rotates against mating joint surfaces.
- the uniformly thick oxidized zirconium coating may therefore be usefully employed on the femoral heads or inside surfaces of acetabular cups of hip-joint implants or on the articulating surfaces of other types of prostheses, such as knee joints.
- the uniformly thick oxidized zircomum coating serve to improve the protection of the prosthesis substrate to which it is applied due to its high integrity, it also, as a result of its low friction surface, protects those surfaces against which it is in operable contact and consequently enhances the performance and life of the prosthesis.
- a uniformly thick oxidized zirconium coated joint surface also enhances the useful life of the opposing surface when the opposing surface is body tissue.
- the surgical replacement of one component of the joint is termed “hemiarthroplasty” and because the repaired joint has only one artificial (prosthesis) component, the artificial component is often termed a "unipolar" prosthesis, or "endoprosthesis.”
- the uniformly thick oxidized zirconium coating is a low friction surface for articulation, translation and rotation against body tissue thereby having the same beneficial effect for a body tissue counterface as it does for an organic polymer counterface.
- oxidized zirconium coated prosthesis is not limited to load bearing prostheses, especially joints, where a high rate of wear may be encountered. Other applications are possible in non-articulating implant devices such as bone plates, bone screws, etc. Because the uniformly thick oxidized zirconium coating is firmly bonded to the zirconium alloy prosthesis substrate, it provides an enhanced barrier between the body fluids and the zirconium alloy metal thereby preventing the corrosion of the alloy by the process of ionization and its associated metal ion release compared to non-uniform oxide coatings.
- the natural in situ formation of a uniformly thick oxidized zirconium coating from the presence of zirconium in the substrate metal involves oxygen diffusion into the metal substrate below the oxide coating.
- Oxygen an alloying constituent in zirconium, increases the strength of the metal substrate, particularly the fatigue strength.
- the high integrity of the uniformly thick coating reduces the number of fatigue crack initiation sits relative to a non-uniformly thick oxide coating that contains cracks or pores. Resistance to fatigue loading is paramount in many orthopedic implant applications such as the hip stem, and femoral and tibial knee components.
- the formation of the uniformly thick oxidized zirconium coating improve wear, fiction, and corrosion resistance, it also improves the mechanical integrity of the implant device from a strength standpoint.
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