BS 3531-15:1992

Committees responsible
National foreword
Introduction
Specification
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Materials
4 Types of nails and fixation screws
5 Dimensions
6 Ancillary components for assembly of fixation devices
   of multi-piece construction
7 Surface finish
8 Packaging
9 Marking
Tables
1 Expression of sizes of plates, nails and fixation
   screws
2 Minimum wall thickness of cannulation holes
3 Requirements for marking of fixation devices and
   packages
Figures
1 Generalized representation and nomenclature of
   dimensions of one-piece nail plates for use in the
   upper end of the femur
2 Generalized representation and nomenclature of
   dimensions of one-piece nail plates for use in the
   lower end of the femur
3 Generalized representation and nomenclature of nails
   for use alone
4 Generalized representation and nomenclature of
   fixation screws for use alone
5 Generalized representation and nomenclature of
   dimensions of plates, with nail or fixation screw,
   of fixed or adjustable angle for use in the upper end
   of the femur
6 Generalized representation of plate and sliding nail
   or fixation screw for use in the upper end of the
   femur
7 Generalized representation and nomenclature of
   dimensions of plate and sliding nail or screw for use
   on the lower end of the femur

General requirements for devices, substantially of metal construction, used for the fixation of fractures and osteotomies.

This International Standard specifies the materials, dimensions, surface finish, and packaging and marking of metal surgical implants used for the fixation of fractures and osteotomies of the upper and lower ends of the femur in adults. The types of devices covered are as follows: nails and screws intended to be used alone; nail plates and blade plates of one-piece construction; fixation devices of multi-piece construction having either a fixed or an adjustable angle; fixation devices of multi-piece construction with sliding nail or screw, with or without a compression device. NOTE1 Figure1 to Figure7 are intended to illustrate nomenclature and designation of dimensions, but the representation of the components does not otherwise form part of the requirements specified in this International Standard.