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Spinal Test Systems; Spine Testers; Spine Axial Torsional Machines



Static & Fatigue Test Systems
- Tension, Compression, Torsion, Fatigue


 

Spinal devices are the fastest growing segment of the biomedical industry with fusion (pedicle screw systems, intervertebral fusion devices, vertebral body fusion devices, etc.) and non-fusion (disc nucleus replacements, intervertebral disc prosthesis, screw or hook based stabilization spinal systems without fusion) developments occurring at a quick pace.

Testing requirements include static and fatigue tests in a variety of loading modes including axial, torsional, bending, shear , flexion/extension, lateral bending, and axial rotation.

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Orthopedic devices implanted in the body must undergo static and fatigue tests that mimic ten years of product life to be considered acceptable. Spinal implants and constructs are tested according to various ASTM and ISO standards and typically require static tension, compression and torsion testing, and fatigue tests. The typical medical device developer needs a versatile proven test system that can do both types of tests and one that can expand to combined axial torsional loading. 800LE test systems are servo-all-electric systems that are rated to produce the high loads needed for static tests and the high (to 20 Hz) speeds needed for fatigue testing of materials, devices and components. They require single phase 110V or 220V electric power. No special utilities such as pneumatic air, hydraulics or water are needed. TestResources configures each system to match required load and speed requirements.

Static and Fatigue Test Systems - Single Channel - Axial or Torsional - Static & Fatigue - Expands to Multistation or Multiaxis as needed. Fatigue Testers are required when first testing devices, because developers must generate the required 5 to 10 million compression-compression cycles at speeds to 20 Hz. We also offer servohydraulic load frames - including axial torsional test systems

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Biaxial tests on spine fixators, spinal constructs, spine segments and other components require combined axial and torsional tests. Setups can apply static or dynamic forces while acquiring test data. Load bearing activities can be simulated on subsections of the spine such as functional spine units or lumbar and cervical sections. All spinal products require extensive mechanical tests due to the consequences of potential catastrophic failure. Simple static testing is required to evaluate the compressive, tensile and torsional loading required to fracture a spinal device. Fatigue life tests are critical because fatigue failure is more common than catastrophic failure. Loading test samples with load-controlled sinusoidal waveforms is most common, and tests last in excess of five million (10 MM) cycles.

Standard test methods are evolving within the industry for spinal products. ASTM F1717 relies on ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) blocks rather than vertebrae to eliminate variances that bone properties and geometry introduce.

TestResources testers are configured to match specific customer requirements and typically perform static and fatigue tensile, compression and torsion tests. With the capabilities of our 2350 Servocontroller, lumbar spine non-fusion spinal preclinical spine- astm spinal- biomechanical artificial fda guidance tester torsional loads test disc replacement testing thoracic devices iso tests flexible collagen, orthopedic, bone In Vivo bone formation scaffold into the paraspinal muscle Lumbar posterolateral spine fusion chondrocytes, osteocytes, and granulation tissue prosthetic spinal disc nucleus degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine prosthetic device loading implant environment durability fatigue stress loading compression/shear fatigue cycling hydrogel load cycling hydrogel nucleus replacement compressive stiffness Materials ering Chemical ering Orthopaedic Surgery mechanical behavior mechanical test rate hz displacement strain Load bend testing-plate; bend testing-rod; bend testing-screw; bend testing-surgical implants; fatigue test-plate; fatigue test-rod; fatigue test-screw; fatigue test-surgical implants; orthopedic medical device-plate; orthopedic medical device-rod; orthopedic medical device-screw; orthopedic spinal devices; performance; spinal arthrodesis; surgical devices; terminologydevices and biological tissues. The mechanical tests or simulations may involve joint or organ kinematics and load deformation characteristics of soft tissues. The biomechanics involved in the motion of the joints are complex and require an ability to simulate the contraction and antagonistic relaxation of the involved muscle groupsmechanical testing; biomechanics; material properties; structural behavior; tension; compression; bending ; test methods-surgical implants; bone screw; dimensions; insertion; performance requirements; pullout; static; test methods; torsion; ASTM F543 bend testing-surgical implants; fatigue test; bone plate; orthopedic medical devices-bone plates; surgical devices; test methods-surgical implants ASTM F382 F1839 bone; cellular plastic; medical devices; polyurethane; rigid foam ASTM F1798 ASTM F2193 Surgical Fixation of the SPINAL Skeletal System ASTM F1717 SPINAL Implant Constructs in a Vertebrectomy Model ASTM F1556 SPINAL Immobilization and Extrication (SPINE) Device Characteristics ASTM F1798 Static Fatigue Properties of Interconnection Mechanisms and Subassemblies Used in SPINAL Arthrodesis Implants ASTM F1559 Cervical Spine Immobilization Collar(s) (CSIC) ASTM F1558 Adjunct Cervical Spine Immobilization Devices (ACSID) ASTM F1557 Full Body SPINAL Immobilization Devices (FBSID) Characteristics ASTM F2031 Arrow Shaft Static Spine (Stiffness) ASTM F2346 Static and Dynamic Characterization of SPINAL Artificial Discs ASTM F2267 Load Induced Subsidence of an Intervertebral Body Fusion Device Under Static Axial Compression ASTM F2077 Intervertebral Body Fusion Devices ASTM F1582 SPINAL Implants Standard Guide for Evaluating the Static and Fatigue Properties of Interconnection Mechanisms and Subassemblies Used in Spinal Arthrodesis Implants uniaxial static and fatigue strength, and resistance to loosening of the component interconnection mechanisms of spinal arthrodesis implants. These test methods cover the materials and methods for the static and fatigue testing of spinal implant assemblies in a vertebrectomy model. The test materials for most combinations of spinal implant components can be specific depending on the intended spinal location and intended method of application to the spine. corpectomy model; fatigue test methods; spinal impant assembly; spinal implant construct; static test methods F1582 Terminology Relating to Spinal Implants F2077 Test Methods For Intervertebral Body Fusion Devices Displacement curve specimens, in axial compression biomechanics Resorbable Bone Graft Substitute Spinal Fusion autograft bone allograft bone polymer Spinal Implant System fusion implants ASTM F1717 systems axial-torsional torsion fusion implant 6 dof products axial torsion testeur dynamic testers posterior load standards saline bath functional corrosion ASTM F1798 machine stability hook stabilization fusion actuator screw fatigue rotation disc integrity pedicle axial-torsion rehabilitation combined mode biomechanical requirements disk constructs prostheses cadaveric durability static failure modes anchoring gauge length Spinal Device Components Functional Spinal Devices Artificial Discs high accuracy and flexible control of multiple channels of actuators are now possible. Software records load-displacement curves and performs calculations required by the standard.

 

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