Spire gets US National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for orthopaedic coatings:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Spire (US) has been awarded an NIH grant to investigate the efficacy of ceramic coated cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloy orthopaedic components. The Bedford, Massachusetts-based company will endeavour to substantiate the coating's effect on the decrease in wear of mating polyethylene orthopaedic parts.