What does COCR stand for?

The plaintiffs to the suit allege that the two recalled Stryker hip stems at issue, containing a titanium coating, when connected to the cobalt chrome neck and taper of the device, cause a corrosive metallic process resulting in the shedding of cobalt, chromium and other toxic metal ions at high levels which can injure tissues, muscle, nerve and bones around the device, and fail years earlier than expected, necessitating risky revision surgery.

GPI offers six material choices for DMLS including stainless steel, titanium, cobalt chrome, managing steel, and nickel alloy.

Sandvik already manufactures medical equipment out of high-alloy materials, titanium and cobalt chrome, and said the acquisition would enhance its competitive edge in the market.

The new BLAZE belts have turned out more parts by significantly outlasting the current generation of performance belts, grinding stainless steel, iconel-sometimes with HIP (hot isostatic processing)-and carbon steel, as well as cobalt chrome.

Complex inorganic color pigments include cobalt aluminate blues, cobalt chrome aluminate turquoises, cobalt titanate greens, nickel titanate yellows, chrome titanate buffs, iron titanate browns, iron-free titanate browns, copper chromite blacks, IR reflective blacks, cobalt violets, and manganese violets, all supplied as dry powder.

McMinn, who sold his company to Smith & Nephew and is now a consultant, explained that the Birmingham device consists of an acetabular cup component made of high carbon cobalt chrome with a hydroxyapatite coating, and a femoral head component also made of high carbon cobalt chrome.

Until now, knee joints have been made up of plastic and cobalt chrome.