Proven Coating Fixation Technologies

Initial and long-term component fixation are key to restore joint function. With the PINNACLE® Cup, fixation is achieved through 180° of either POROCOAT®, DUOFIX® with Hydroxyapatite (HA) or GRIPTION® Coatings.

The proven cementless coating fixation technologies1-3 are based on the outstanding clinical performance4-6 of POROCOAT Porous Coating, which was introduced with the AML™ Cup in 1977, with the DURALOC® cup 1980 and with the PINNACLE cup in 2000. Therefore it has been clinically tracked for over 30 years.4-6 The DUOFIX Fixation System was introduced with PINNACLE cups in 2003 being an evolutionary combination of POROCOAT Porous Coating and highly amorphous hydroxyapatite (HA). Finally, in 2009 the GRIPTION cup fixation technology emulated the reliable foundation of the POROCOAT Porous Coating being also an evolutionary development in implant fixation technology due to an advanced 3D structure.5-9

GRIPTION

Commercially pure titanium sintered metal particles on a POROCOAT substrate.

GRIPTION fixation technology was introduced in 2009 and emulates the reliable foundation of the POROCOAT Porous Coating and is an evolutionary development in implant fixation technology. This advanced 3D structured fixation is designed to maximise initial ‘scratch fit’ stability due to an industry leading coefficient of friction.8

It is specifically engineered to maintain a clinically advantageous 80% surface volume porosity and 300-micron pore structure in average.5,8,9 Combined macrotexture and microtexture topographies can provide a favorable mechanical loading environment for bone reconstitution and enable greater cell adhesion and proliferation.10

POROCOAT

Commercially pure titanium sintered beads.

The proprietary POROCOAT Porous Coating has been unchanged in structure since its introduction in 1977. It is composed of commercially pure titanium sintered metal beads, which allow bone to affix biologically into the porous coating. It has a pore size of 250 microns in average, which is documented in a laboratory study8 to be a beneficial size for penetration of bone tissue. The high coefficient of friction is designed to enhance the ‘scratch-fit’ and therefore to optimize the initial stability of the PINNACLE acetabular cup.

DUOFIX

Combination of POROCOAT Porous Coating and highly amorphous hydroxyapatite (HA)

The DUOFIX Fixation System was introduced with the PINNACLE in 2003 and is a combination of Porocoat Porous Coating and highly amorphous hydroxyapatite (HA). It is composed of commercially pure titanium sintered metal beads, which allow biological fixation. Plasma spray flame applications provide a consistent layer of HA.

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