BS 3531-14.2:1990
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Implants for osteosynthesis. Intramedullary nailing systems Specification for medullary pins (Rush type) and introducer/extractors
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English
31-08-1990
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
Section one. General
1 Scope
Section two. Medullary pins (Rush type)
2 Materials
3 Method of manufacture
4 Finish
5 Dimensions and designs
6 Mechanical properties
7 Marking and packaging
Section three. Introducers/extractors for use with
medullary pins
8 Materials
9 Dimensions
Tables
1 Dimensions and range of sizes of medullary pins
2 Minimum tensile strength and minimum elongation of
pins made of austenitic stainless steel
3 Dimensions of introducer/extractors for use with
medullary pins
Figures
1 Medullary pin
2 Introducer/extractor for use with medullary pins
Dimensions and requirements. Excludes flexible and Enders pins.
| Committee |
CH/150/5
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 89/54061 DC and BS 3531-14(1984) (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
12
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This Section of BS3531 specifies the main dimensions of, and requirements for, semi-rigid medullary pins of the type generally referred to as \'Rush pins\' for use in orthopaedic surgery, and for introducer/extractors for use with such medullary pins. Other types of medullary pin, e.g. flexible or Enders pins, are excluded.
NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.
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| ISO 5837-2:1980 | Similar to |
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| BS 7254-1:1990 | Orthopaedic implants Specification for marking, packaging and labelling |
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| BS 7252-5:1990 | Metallic materials for surgical implants Specification for wrought cobalt-chromium-tungsten-nickel alloy |
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| BS 7252-1:1990 | Metallic materials for surgical implants Specification for wrought stainless steel |
| BS 7252-9:1990 | Metallic materials for surgical implants Specification for high-nitrogen stainless steel |
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