Mechanical Testing
As an A2LA ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited mechanical testing laboratory, the RIH Orthopaedic Foundation is equipped to assist orthopedic researchers and medical device manufacturers with all of their mechanical testing needs. A unique feature of our accreditation is our parametric scope, which confers accreditation to a set of test methods rather than to a set list of specifications. As a result, RIHOF is able to perform accredited mechanical testing for any specification which utilizes those accredited test methods.
Load Frames
Equipment
- Instron ElectroPuls E10000 Linear-Torsion Testing System (Specs)
- (2) Instron ElectroPuls E3000 Linear-Torsion Testing Systems (Specs)
- MTS 810 Uniaxial Servo-hydraulic Material Testing System (Specs)
- Instron ElectroPuls E1000 Testing System (Specs)
- MTS Bionix Electromechanical Torsion Test System (Specs)
Specifications
- Linear Dynamic Capacity: 10N – 10kN (2.2 lbs – 2,250 lbs)
- Linear Static Capacity: 10N – 25kN (2.2 lbs – 5,620 lbs)
- Torsion Capacity: 2Nm – 100Nm (17.7 in-lbs – 885 in-lbs)
- Linear Stroke: 100mm (3.94 in)
- Rotation: ±135° (±16 revolutions)
Six-Axis Industrial Robot
Equipment
- KUKA KR 6 R700 sixx Six-Axis Robotic Arm (Specs)
- Mini45 Six-Axis Force/Torque Sensor (Specs)
- simVITRO musculoskeletal simulation software (Specs)
Specifications
- Force (X and Y axes): 560 N (125 lb)
- Force (Z axis): 1,160 N (260 lb)
- Torque (X, Y and Z axes): 20 Nm (177 lb-in)
- Range of Motion: 0.7 m from centroid
- Payload: 6 kg (13 lb)
- Speed: 700 mm/s
ASTM Mechanical Testing Standards
With our parametric A2LA scope, RIHOF is accredited for mechanical testing methods contained in a wide array of ASTM standards including, but not limited to:
Standard Specification and Test Methods for Metallic Medical Bone Screws
Standard Specification and Test Method for Metallic Bone Plates
Standard Specification and Test Method for Metallic Bone Staples
Standard Test Method for Spinal Implant Constructs in a Vertebrectomy Model
Standard Guide for Evaluating the Static and Fatigue Properties of Interconnection Mechanisms and Subassemblies Used in Spinal Arthrodesis Implants
Standard Specification and Test Methods for Components used in the Surgical Fixation of the Spinal Skeletal System
Standard Test Method for Determining the Axial Disassembly Force of Taper Connections of Modular Prostheses
Standard Test Method for Determining the Forces for Disassembly of Modular Acetabular Devices
Standard Practice for Fretting Corrosion Testing of Modular Implant Interfaces: Hip Femoral Head-Bore and Cone Taper Interface