What Makes Wrights Metal Hip Implants Better Than Other Implants?
In addition to the design of the CONSERVE® BFH® Hip, Wright also has specifically developed an advanced metal technology, A-CLASS® Metal, to also reduce implant wear and the subsequent release of metal ions. This optional feature makes Wright’s metal-on-metal implants superior to others on the market today as this patent-pending metal differs from competitor’s designs by featuring a 90% reduction in initial wear and 68% reduction in lifetime wear of the implant.* A-CLASS® Metal from Wright features run-in wear rates up to 90% less than other metal implants.** Run-in wear, or initial wear of a hip implant, is the phase of metal-on-metal articulation that produces the greatest amount of metal ion release, or what some engineers refer to as debris. *Data on file. **Data on file. A-CLASS® Metal wear data was obtained using a hip simulator, which mimics the movement on the implant as if it is implanted inside the body, as compared to a traditional Wright metal-on-metal bearing.
