STD-TE 86 MULTI-STATION HIP JOINT SIMULATOR

Introducción

The STD-TE 86 Multi-station Hip Joint Simulator is manufactured under licence from Dr Vesa Saikko, Laboratory of Machine Design, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Helsinki University of Technology. The device incorporates an electro-mechanical drive and servo-pneumatic loading system. The machine is simple to operate and a very cost-effective solution for multi-station wear testing of prosthetic hip joints. The unit is available with twelve test stations, with a maximum load of 2 kN per test station, or six test stations, with a maximum load of 3 kN per test station.

Description

The STD-TE 86 provides two-axis motion with the prosthesis samples mounted in the appropriate anatomical position. The acetabular cup is located above the femoral head so that in the neutral position, the symmetry axes of both the head and the cup are at an angle of 45 degrees to the vertical. This angle can be varied, if required, without difficulty, by varying the design of the tooling.