A

Acetabular Cup

Orthopaedic implant acting as counterpart for the femoral head

Allofit

Brand name owned by Zimmer; acetabular cup system with Titanium shells being macro structured by a special type of HybridManufacturing™ that has been developed by Jossi Orthopedics.

Assembly

Joining parts

Biomaterial

Artificial material designed to interact with living tissue

B

Blank

Part in a state in between raw material and finished product

Burch

Swiss designing surgeon of a revision cup system

C

Cast alloy

Alloy to generate shaped parts from the liquid phase by casting

CE Marking

The CE mark certifies that a product has met EU consumer safety, health or environmental requirements

Clean Room

Room with controlled concentration of airborne particles

Cleaning

Removal of contamination

CNC

Abbreviation for Computerized Numerical Control

CoCrMo

Alloy with main constituents Co, Cr, Mo, known for wear and corrosion resistance

Complete engineering

Complete range of planning and services, e.g. product design, industrial engineering, prototyping, manufacturing mechanical and electronic components, assembly, marking, cleaning, packaging, identification, and documentation

Complete manufacturing

Manufacture of products or components via a complete chain of processes, e.g. product design, industrial engineering, prototyping, manufacturing mechanical and electronic components, assembly, marking, cleaning, packaging, identification, and documentation

Component assembly

Mounting a functional unit from single components

Contamination

Undesired substances on surfaces of parts and materials

Contract manufacturing

Manufacture of components which are integrated into the OEM’s system

Coordinate measuring machine

Automated measurement system to control small spatial structures with high precision

Cost-effective

Synonym for HybridManufacturing™ by Jossi Orthopedics AG

Custom-made part

Manufacture of a single part, often a modified standard product

D

Deep drawing

metal forming process in which a flat metal blank is radially drawn into a forming die by the mechanical action of a punch

E

Endoprosthetics

Placing prostheses by means of surgery

F

FDA

Food and Drug Administration, federal US authority

Femoral stem

Artificial metallic structure implanted into the femur to carry the ball-head

Femoral stem system

Range of stems of the same kind, but with different sizes, to adapt to different anatomies

Fine mechanics

Machining of small structures (< cm3) with high precision (<0.01mm)

Forming

Plastic deformation by squeezing, bending, drawing or shearing

G

Grinding

Shaping hard materials by abrasion

H

Hip endoprosthetics

Branch of orthopaedics striving towards reconstruction of dysfunctional hip joints

Hip joint

Articulation between pelvis and thigh bone (femur)

Hip system

The totality of femoral stems, acetabular cups and ball-heads belonging to one type of implant of one orthopaedic company

HybridManufacturing TM

Trade-mark of Jossi Orthopedics AG: Intelligent combination of forming and machining processes to reduce production costs, particularly useful for producing acetabular shells as well as components for traumatology

I

Implant

Artificial device for permanent use in the organism

Instrument

Tool for use in orthopaedics and traumatology

Instrument set

Totality of instruments for one purpose

Islikon

Swiss town in the canton of Thurgau, situated between Frauenfeld and Winterthur

ISO 13485

Standard describing the requirements for the quality management system of a manufacturer of medical products

ISO 5832

Set of standards describing metallic implant materials

ISO 9001

Standards for the requirements for quality management systems

J

Joint implant

Implant replacing shape and function of a joint.Implant replacing shape and function of a joint.

Jossi Orthopedics AG

Company which develops and produces components and instruments for providers of orthopaedic and surgical implants, based on innovative and cost-saving technologies

Jossi Primefit®

Efficient macro structuring of the external surface of an acetabular shell to achieve safe and effective primary stability and osteointegration.

K

Knee

Articulation between thigh (femur) and lower leg (tibia)

Knee endoprosthetics

Branch of orthopaedics striving towards reconstruction of dysfunctional knee joints

L

Laser marking

Labelling by a laser beam

Life sciences

Generic term describing all sciences dealing with all types of interactions with living organisms

Logistics

the management of materials flow through an organisation, from raw materials through to finished goods

M

Machining

working with a sharp cutting tool to mechanically cut the material to achieve the desired geometry, e.g. by turning, milling, drilling or boring

Machining Centre

Machining centres are capable of manufacturing complex parts rapidly with high accuracy

Macro structure

Structures in mm size range

Müller

Swiss designing surgeon of several hip systems

Measuring machines

Automated measurement system to detect dimensional deviations

Mechanical processing

All machining steps to form and to shape material

Mechanics

branch of physics concerned with the behaviour of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effects of the bodies on their environment

Medical technology

Science dealing with technical devices that are designed to interact with organisms

Metal forming

Plastic deformation of a metal sheet by squeezing, bending, drawing or shearing

Micro structure

Structures in sub-mm size range

Mill-turn center

Machining center with the options to turn and to mill with the same

Mill-turn centre

clamping

Milling

Abrasive shaping of clamped parts by moving tools

Milling tool

Tool for milling

Minimal invasive surgery

Surgical interventions with minimum approach

O

Orthopaedic implants, orhopedic implants

Implantable devices designed to correct particular dysfunctions of the musculoskeletal system

Orthopaedics, orthopedics

branch of surgery concerned with conditions of the musculoskeletal system

Osteointegration, osseointegration

Secondary fixation of an implant surface by ongrowth of osteoblasts (bone cells). To achieve osteointegration, primary fixation is imperative.

P

PE

Abbreviation for polyethylene

PEEK

Abbreviation for polyether ether ketone, a thermoplastic polymer used in engineering and medical applications

Polyethylene

Polymer consisting of carbon and hydrogen, formed by polymerisation of ethene/ethylene

POM

Abbreviation for polyoximethylene (polyacetale), a thermoplastic polymer used in technology and medicine

Precision mechanics

Machining with high precision (Tolerance <0.05mm)

Press-fit

Also know as interference or friction fit, achieved by friction after the parts are pushed together

Primary fixation

Safe fixation of an implant in the human body as prerequisite for osteointegration, often achieved by pressfit or screws.

Primefit TM

See JOSSI PRIMEFIT ®

Q

QM

Abbreviation of quality management

QS

Abbreviation of quality system

R

Rasp

Abrasive instrument with sharp teeth

Revision cup

Acetabular cup replacing an existing defective cup

Revision endoprosthetics

Replacement of existing, defective implants

Revsion ring

Ring-shaped revision shell

Revision shell

Metallic interface between cup insert (or liner) and acetabulum, designed to replace an existing defective shell or to bridge large defects caused by trauma or cancer

Roof reinforcement ring

Specific revision cup system

S

Schneider

Swiss designing surgeon of a revision cup system

Semi-finished part

Part in a state between blank and finished product

Series production

Validated production with high output

Shoulder endoprosthetics

Branch of orthopaedics striving towards reconstruction of dysfunctional shoulders

Steel

Iron-based alloy

Supplier

A company which produces and delivers parts or components to a system integrator

Surface treatment

Generic term for all manipulations of surfaces, such as blasting, etching or coating

Surgery

medical specialty

Surgical instruments

Tools for invasive interventions

Switzerland

European nation with borders to Germany, Austria, Italy and France

T

TiAl6Nb7

Titanium alloy, ISO 5832-11, typically used for structural components of cementless implant systems

TiAl6V4

Titanium alloy, ISO 5832-3, typically used for structural components of cementless implant systems

Titanium

Chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22 that has a low density and is a strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal. Titanium is used in medical technology in different grades: Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4 (cp Titanium with different oxygen contents) as well as Grade 5 (Ti alloy Ti6Al4V)

Torque wrench

Wrench or screwdriver with limited torque

Traumatology

Synonym for trauma surgery

Tumour

Result of an abnormal growth of cells

Turning

Machining on a lathe, leads to parts with rotational symmetry

V

Validation

confirming that a product or service meets the needs of its users

Verification

Proof that a hypothesis is correct

W

Welding

process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence

Wrought alloy

Alloy that was formed by forging