ASTM F 384: Standard Specifications and Test Methods for Metallic Angled Orthopedic Fracture Fixation Devices.
ASTM F 543: Specification and Test Methods for Metallic Medical Bone Screws.
ASTM F 1541: Standard Specification and Test Methods for External Skeletal Fixation Devices.
Internal fixation offers an ideal alternative to traditional casts and splints. In fact, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) states members ranked “the development of internal fixation…high on the list” of significant treatment advances during the 20th century.
Medical bone plates and screws are used throughout the body for a variety of trauma conditions and disorders. Orthotek provides destructive testing per a variety of ASTM standards as well as client specific test protocols.
ASTM F 897: Standard Test Method for Measuring Fretting Corrosion of Osteosynthesis Plates and Screws.
ASTM F 382: Standard Specification and Test Method for Metallic Bone Plates.
ISO 9585: Determination of bending strength and stiffness of bone plates.
ASTM F 383: Standard Practice for Static Bend and Torsion Testing of Intramedullary Rods.
ASTM F 1264: Standard Specification and Test Methods for Intramedullary Fixation Devices.
ISO 15142: Metal intramedullary nailing systems part 1 to 3.
ASTM F 564: Standard Specification and Test Methods for Metallic Bone Staples.
ASTM F 2180: Standard Specification for Metallic Implantable Strands and Cables.
ASTM F2502: Standard Specification and Test Methods for Bioabsorbable Plates and Screws for Internal Fixation Implants.