Symposia / General Information F04 Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices Title: Workshop on Modularity and Tapers in Total Joint Replacement Devices Date Dates: Tuesday November 12 2013 Location: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront; Jacksonville, FL Event Name: November 2013 Committee Week Pre-registration requested to attend this meeting. ABOUT THE EVENT A Workshop on Modularity and Tapers in Total Joint Replacement Devices will be held Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Sponsored by ASTM Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices, the workshop will be held at the Hyatt Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida, in conjunction with the November standards development meetings of the committee. Objective The purpose of this Workshop is to provide a forum for consensus development and scientific exchange on the needs for characterization and standardized testing related to modularity and tapers used in total joint replacement devices. The main focus of this Workshop is to address unmet standardization needs and to help establish best testing practices in the following four areas: Characterization of Adverse Local Tissue Reactions Advancements in In Vitro Models for Taper Corrosion Retrieval Analyses of Retrieved Modular Implant Interfaces and Taper Connections Each topic of interest will be introduced by a keynote outlining the unmet clinical need for standardization. Following clinical motivation provided by the keynote, invited speakers will present methodological innovations relevant to the key topic. Finally, the treatment of each topic of interest will be concluded by a discussion of elements in each presentation that merit consideration for standardization.

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS

The workshop will be held at the Hyatt Jacksonville. Hotel registration information will be posted at the ASTM website approximately 8 weeks before the workshop.

TECHNICAL CHAIR CONTACT INFORMATION

Additional information about the workshop is available from Workshop Co-Chairmen:

Steven Kurtz, Ph.D.
Corporate Vice President
Exponent, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA, USA

William Mihalko, MD, Ph.D.
Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics
Memphis, TN, USA

Jack Lemons, Ph.D.
University of Alabama- Birmingham
School of Dentistry
Birmingham, AL, USA

A. Seth Greenwald, D. Phil (Oxon)
Orthopaedic Research Laboratories
Cleveland, OH, USA

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS

Meeting schedules of Committee F04 are posted on the ASTM web site at www.astm.org/COMMITTEE/F04.htm or contact the ASTM staff manager, Pat Picariello at ppicarie@astm.org or tel: 610-832-9720.

FUTURE MEETING DATES

Committee F04 invites you to attend their future standards development meetings. There is no fee to attend these meetings, and membership in ASTM International is not required. For more information, visit the web page listed immediately above, and click on "Future Meetings".