The New Gold Standard
Coated Protection for Maximum Performance
Clinically Proven
DJO is the first in the US to offer ArmorCoatâ„¢ although it has been used in Europe for over 20 years.
With a 15 year, 79,000 implant history, no complications or recalls have occurred with the ArmorCoatâ„¢ coating.
Decreased Metal Ion Debris
The chrome and nickel ions were not detectable
The release of cobalt ions was reduced by more than 90% with the ArmorCoatâ„¢ coated specimen.
Hardness and Roughness
In a standard pin on disc wear test, ArmorCoatâ„¢ pincs produced 40% less wear than standard CoCr pins articulating with standard polyethylene.
ArmorCoat™ components are measured at a roughness of less than .05 µm, which is approximately half the roughness of uncoated CoCr components.
ArmorCoat™ is 4 to 5 times harder than conventional CoCr and is twice as hard as Smith and Nephew’s OXINIUM.™ Surface hardness is correlated with abrasion resistance and stiffness
REFERENCES
Data on file, DOT
Goyal, Megh R. Biomechanics of Artificial Organs and Prostheses CRC Press, 2014, p.503
M. Long, L. Riester, and G. Hunter, “Nano-hardness measurements of oxidized Zr-2.5Nb and various orthoaedic materials”, Trans. Soc. Biomaterials, 21, 1998, p. 528
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