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ASTM F1717 Standard

ASTM F1717 Standard

ASTM F1717 Standard

(OP)
Is anybody here familiar with the ASTM F1717 standard for testing vertebral body replacements?  I have a question about how to test a somewhat nonstandard implant.

RE: ASTM F1717 Standard

Hello,

Do you have a copy of the standard?  I usually buy mine online at techstreet.com.  As a contract manufacturer I have manufactured several models of VBR.

RE: ASTM F1717 Standard

(OP)
I do have a copy - my question is that I may be outside the bounds of the standard, but the FDA does not say what other forms of testing they would be satisfied by - only that "other appropriate tests may suffice"

RE: ASTM F1717 Standard

Have you tried searching technical papers or contacting a local Biomedical university program that might be interested in a research project?

Here's a couple of resources below that I dug up.
I also have a couple of good references on fixation of the spine at home.  I will browse through them and see if there's anything that might be useful to you.

PP

http://www.jbiomech.com/search/quick?search_area=journal&search_text1=Finite%20element%20analysis

http://www.albertsbiomechanics.com/pubref2.html

RE: ASTM F1717 Standard

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Thank you very much Paul, those links look interesting.

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