Process

Robotised equipment ensures perfect reproducibility of coatings.

Continuous monitoring of the different manufacturing phases ensures high product quality and eliminates the risk of bacterial contamination.

1- Acceptance and verification of implants

2- Masking implants

Protection of zones not to be coated

3- Corundum blasting of implants

Corundum blasting roughens the surface to be coated so as to ensure adhesion of the coating on validated installations

4- Plasma spraying on validated installations

TeroLab Surface SAS has 4 air plasma sprays (APS) and one vacuum plasma spray (VPS). The latter prevents all risk of oxidation when titanium is sprayed.

5- Finishing, deburring in ISO7 rooms

Since June 2010, all finishing work has been performed in ISO7 compliant clean rooms. HA and TI coatings will be deburred in different rooms.

6- 100% quality control of implants

7- TEROCLEAN^® (optional), cold plasma decontamination in an ISO7 room

TeroLab Surface SAS owns the TEROCLEAN^® process for low temperature plasma treatment enabling implants to be decontaminated without the use of liquids (solvents, acids or detergents).

Advantages:

• no modification or alteration of the surface
• no organic or inorganic residues on the implant after treatment
• reduction of bioburden and of endotoxin levels present on the surface of the coated implant

8- Packaging of implants (on request) in an ISO7 clean room with or without vacuum

9- Delivery

• deadline adjusted to the client’s needs
• 24/48-hour processing is possible for urgent deliveries (on request)