Types of tests |
Standard |
Test Setup |
Orthopaedic Bone Plate |
Static Four Point Bend Test / Single Cycle Bend Testing |
IS 14229 |
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ISO 9585 |
ASTM F 382 |
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Bending Fatigue Properties |
ASTM F 382 |
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Orthopaedic Angled Fracture Fixation Devices |
Single Cycle Compression Bend Testing |
ASTM F 384 |
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Bending Fatigue Properties |
ASTM F 384 |
Metallic Bone Screws |
Determination of Torsional Properties |
ASTM F 543 |
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Determination of Driving Torque |
ASTM F 543 |
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Determination of Axial Pull Out Strength |
ASTM F 543 |
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Bending Fatigue Testing of Locking Screws |
ASTM F 1264 |
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Metallic Bone Staples |
Constant Amplitude Bending Fatigue Test |
ASTM F 564 |
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Pull-Out Fixation Strength |
ASTM F 564 |
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Soft Tissue Fixation Strength |
ASTM F 564 |
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Total Knee Replacement Prosthesis |
A-P Draw Test |
ASTM F 1223 |
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ML Shear Test |
ASTM F 1223 |
Rotary Laxity Test |
ASTM F 1223 |
Distraction Test |
ASTM F 1223 |
Valgus-Varus Constraint Test |
ASTM F 1223 |
Intramedullary Fixation Devices |
Static Four Point Bend Test |
ASTM F 1264 |
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Static Torsional Testing |
ASTM F 1264 |
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Bending Fatigue Testing |
ASTM F 1264 |
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External Skeletal Fixation Devices |
Test Method for External Skeletal Fixator Connectors |
ASTM F 1541 |
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Determination of In-Plane Compressive Properties of Circular Ring or Ring Segment Bridge Elements |
ASTM F 1541 |
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Test Method for External Skeletal Fixator Joints |
ASTM F 1541 |
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Test Method for External Skeletal Fixator Pins |
ASTM F 1541 |
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Test Method for External Skeletal Fixator Subassemblies |
ASTM F 1541 |
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Test Method for External Skeletal Fixator – Bone Constructs |
ASTM F 1541 |
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Multicycle Dynamic Test |
ASTM F 1541 |
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Four Point Bend Test |
ASTM F 1541 |
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Torsion Test |
ASTM F 1541 |
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Spinal Implants |
Static Compression Bending Test |
ASTM F 1717 |
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Static Tension Bending Test |
ASTM F 1717 |
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Static Torsional Test |
ASTM F 1717 |
Fatigue Testing |
ASTM F 1717 |
Spinal Implants-Subassemblies for spinal arthrodesis |
Static Mechanical Properties-Tightening Torque |
ASTM F 1798 |
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Static Mechanical Properties-Static AP Load |
ASTM F 1798 |
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Static Mechanical Properties-Static Transverse Load |
ASTM F 1798 |
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Static Mechanical Properties-Axial Gripping Capacity |
ASTM F 1798 |
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Static Mechanical Properties-Transverse Moment |
ASTM F 1798 |
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Static Mechanical Properties-Flexion-Extension Test |
ASTM F 1798 |
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Static Mechanical Properties-Axial Torque |
ASTM F 1798 |
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Measurement of Fatigue Runout |
ASTM F 1798 |
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Spinal Screws |
Torsional Properties |
ASTM F 1798/ ASTM F 543 |
 |
Driving Torque |
ASTM F 543 |
Axial Pull Out |
ASTM F 543 |
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Bending Fatigue Properties |
ASTM F 1264 |
 |
Spinal Plates |
Bending Fatigue Properties |
ASTM F 382 |
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Spinal Rods |
Static Four Point Bend Test / Single Cycle Bend Testing |
IS 14229 |
 |
ISO 9585 |
ASTM F 382 |
Bending Fatigue Properties |
ASTM F 382 |
Intervertebral Fusion Device |
Static Axial Compression Test |
ASTM F 2267 |
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Modular Acetabular Device |
Disassembly Force to a Modular Acetabular Device |
ASTM F 1820 |
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Modular Prosthesis |
Disassembly Force to a Modular Prothesis |
ASTM F 2009 |
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Intervertebral Fusion Devices |
Static Test |
ASTM F 2077 |
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Dynamic Test |
ASTM F2077 |