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:
✓ ASTM F543
Standard Specification and Test Methods for Metallic Medical Bone Screws
✓ ASTM F382
Standard Specification and Test Method for Metallic Bone Plates
✓ ASTM F564
Standard Specification and Test Method for Metallic Bone Staples
✓ ASTM F1717
Standard Test Method for Spinal Implant Constructs in a Vertebrectomy Model
✓ ASTM F1798
Standard Guide for Evaluating the Static and Fatigue Properties of Interconnection Mechanisms and Subassemblies Used in Spinal Arthrodesis Implants
✓ ASTM F2193
Standard Specification and Test Methods for Components used in the Surgical Fixation of the Spinal Skeletal System
✓ ASTM F2009
Standard Test Method for Determining the Axial Disassembly Force of Taper Connections of Modular Prostheses
✓ ASTM F1820
Standard Test Method for Determining the Forces for Disassembly of Modular Acetabular Devices
✓ ASTM F1875
Standard Practice for Fretting Corrosion Testing of Modular Implant Interfaces: Hip Femoral Head-Bore and Cone Taper Interface