BS ISO 14879-1:2020

This standard BS ISO 14879-1:2020 Implants for surgery. Total kneejoint prostheses is classified in these ICS categories:

• 11.040.40 Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics

This document specifies a test method for determining the endurance properties, under specified laboratory conditions, of tibial trays used in knee-joint prostheses to support and secure the plastic articulating surface. It applies to tibial trays which cover both the medial and lateral plateaux of the tibia.

The test method does not apply to tibial components manufactured solely from plastic materials.

This document does not cover methods of examining and reporting the final condition of the test specimen; these can be the subject of agreement between the test laboratory and the parties submitting the specimen for test.