ISO FDIS 13179-1

Description / Abstract: This part of ISO 13179 specifies general requirements for plasma-sprayed unalloyed titanium coatings on metallic surgical implants.

This part of ISO 13179 applies to plasma spraying in air and in vacuum.

This part of ISO 13179 does not apply to coatings made of other materials than unalloyed titanium or coatings realized by another technology than plasma spraying.

NOTE 1 A quality management system can be useful, e.g. as described in ISO 13485. Requirements for the competence of testing laboratories can be found in ISO/IEC 17025.