Herstellung einer komplexen Titan‐Knochenschraube aus Metallpulverspritzguss

Complex titanium bone screw fabricated by metal injection moulding M etal I njection M oulding (MIM) is a recently developed powder metal forming technology which is ideally suited to manufacture small geometrically complex parts from alloy powders. This innovative technology was used to fabricate a complex bone screw using metal powder of the biological inert Ti Al6 Nb7 alloy. This article presents the MIM‐technical boundary conditions to produce the screw and results of mechanical and chemical screw tests which qualify this injection moulded part as an advanced implant.