BS ISO 16402:2008

This standard BS ISO 16402:2008 Implants for surgery. Acrylic resin cement. Flexural fatigue testing of acrylic resin cements used in orthopaedics is classified in these ICS categories:

• 11.040.40 Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics

This International Standard applies to resin cements based on poly(methacrylic acid esters) and specifies the procedure for determining the fatigue behaviour of the polymerized cement.

This International Standard does not cover the hazards associated with the use of the cement in respect of either the patient or the user of the cement.