Standard Practice for Surface Preparation and Marking of Metallic Surgical Implants

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
The surface treatments documented in this practice are intended to improve the corrosion resistance of metallic surgical implants manufactured from iron, cobalt, titanium, and tantalum base materials.
Iron particles, ceramic media, and other foreign particles may become smeared over or imbedded into the surface of implants during processing operations such as forming, machining, tumbling, bead blasting, and so forth. These particles should be removed to minimize localized rust formation and superficial blemishes.
The various chemical and electrochemical surface treatments specified in this practice are intended to remove objectionable surface contaminants and to restore maximum corrosion resistance to the passive oxide film.
The need for an additional implant surface treatment such as secondary passivation in nitric acid should be evaluated for localized implant surfaces that have electrochemical or laser product markings created after the final surface treatment.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice provides a description of surface characteristics, methods of surface preparation, and methods of marking for metallic surgical implants. Marking nomenclature is not specified in this practice. Surface requirements and marking methods included in the implant specification shall take precedence over requirements listed in this practice, where appropriate.  
1.2  This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

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Designation:F86–04
Standard Practice for
Surface Preparation and Marking of Metallic Surgical
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Implants
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F86; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript
epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* 3.2 Ironparticles,ceramicmedia,andotherforeignparticles
may become smeared over or imbedded into the surface of
1.1 This practice provides a description of surface charac-
implants during processing operations such as forming, ma-
teristics, methods of surface preparation, and methods of
chining, tumbling, bead blasting, and so forth. These particles
marking for metallic surgical implants. Marking nomenclature
should be removed to minimize localized rust formation and
andneutralizationofendotoxinarenotspecifiedinthispractice
superficial blemishes.
(see X1.3). Surface requirements and marking methods in-
3.3 The various chemical and electrochemical surface treat-
cluded in the implant specification shall take precedence over
ments specified in this practice are intended to remove objec-
requirements listed in this practice, where appropriate.
tionable surface contaminants and to restore maximum corro-
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
sion resistance to the passive oxide film.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.4 The need for an additional implant surface treatment
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
suchassecondarypassivationinnitricacidshouldbeevaluated
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
for localized implant surfaces that have electrochemical or
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
laser product markings created after the final surface treatment.
2. Referenced Documents
4. Description of Acceptable Surface Characteristics
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1 Metallic implants, when inspected in accordance with
A380 Practice for Cleaning, Descaling, and Passivation of
this practice, shall be free of surface imperfections such as
Stainless Steel Parts, Equipment, and Systems
toolmarks, nicks, scratches, cracks, cavities, burrs, and other
A967 Specification for Chemical Passivation Treatments
defects that would impair the serviceability of the device. The
for Stainless Steel Parts
surfaces shall be cleaned to minimize the presence of foreign
B600 Guide for Descaling and Cleaning Titanium and
material.
Titanium Alloy Surfaces
4.2 Specific finish requirements such as texture, surface
F983 Practice for Permanent Marking of Orthopaedic Im-
roughness, or additional surface treatments shall be included in
plant Components
the implant production specification.
3. Significance and Use 4.3 The implants shall be given a final surface treatment
according to Section 7.
3.1 The surface treatments documented in this practice are
intended to improve the corrosion resistance of metallic
5. Cleaning
surgicalimplantsmanufacturedfromiron,cobalt,titanium,and
5.1 Thesurfaceoftheimplantsshallbecleanedtominimize
tantalum base materials.
foreign material.
5.2 The cleaning operations used shall relate to the follow-
ing as appropriate:
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ThispracticeisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF04onMedicaland
5.2.1 A method such as organic solvent degreasing for the
Surgical Materials and Devices and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
F04.12 on Metallurgical Materials. removal of oils, greases, and other loose surface contaminants.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2004. Published October 2004. Originally
NOTE 1—Anhydrous methanol and other solvents known to cause
approved in 1984. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as F86 – 01. DOI:
10.1520/F0086-04. environmentally assisted cracking of titanium and its alloys should be
2
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
avoided.
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
5.2.2 Amethodsuchasoneofthefollowingfortheremoval
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. of adherent foreign material, if necessary.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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F86–04
5.2.2.1 Hot alkaline cleaner used as recommended. 6.5.6 Electro-pencil marking, and
5.2.2.2 Alkaline cleaner applied electrochemically as rec- 6.5.7 Marking with laser beam.
ommended. 6.6 Depending on the implant, its material, an
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