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BIOMECHANICAL TEST MATERIALS

BIOMECHANICAL TEST MATERIALS
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BIOMECHANICAL TEST MATERIALS

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Overview: This document discusses biomechanical test materials used as alternatives to cadaver bone for testing orthopedic implants and instruments. These materials provide consistent physical properties, reducing variability and eliminating special handling requirements.
Specifications: The materials include rigid polyurethane foam blocks, composite bones, and various foam densities. Rigid polyurethane foam blocks are transverse isotropic, with properties listed parallel to the direction of rise. Composite bones simulate cadaveric bone properties and are referenced in over 250 peer-reviewed studies.
Material Properties:
  • Simulated Cortical Bone: Composed of short fiber filled epoxy with specific tensile and compressive strengths and moduli.
  • Simulated Cancellous Bone: Made of rigid polyurethane foam with defined compressive strength and modulus.
Product Dimensions: Detailed dimensions are provided for various anatomical models, including clavicles, scapulas, humerus, radius, ulna, hand, spine, femur, pelvis, tibia, fibula, and foot.
Foam Blocks and Sheets: Available in solid and cellular forms, with densities ranging from 5 to 50 PCF. These are used for testing screw pullout, insertion, and stripping torque. Foam sheets and blocks have specific tolerances for density and dimensions.
Custom Solutions: Custom laminated foam blocks and machined foam parts are available, with specifications tailored to simulate specific bone models for biomechanical tests.
Composite Cylinders: Made with short fiber epoxy, available in various diameters and wall thicknesses, customizable upon request.
Contact Information: Details for Sawbones Corporate Headquarters and Sawbones Europe AB are provided for inquiries and custom orders.
Product Specifications: The document lists various anatomical models, including large left ulna, radius, hand/wrist, sacrum, hemi pelvis, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, and foot. Each model is associated with a reference part number.
Composite Bone: These models feature cortical and cancellous geometry and are available in file formats such as Step, Parasolid, SolidPart, and IGES.
Digital Anatomy: Sawbones will offer 3D digital files with coded material properties for finite element analysis (FEA), useful for optimizing orthopedic devices and surgical instruments. File formats include Abaqus, APDL, and Nastran.
Osteoporotic Composite Bones: New composite bones are being developed to simulate osteoporosis, featuring a thin cortical shell and a polyurethane foam core. These will be bench tested against osteoporotic cadaver bones.
Customer Commitment and Product Guarantee: Sawbones guarantees product quality and offers refunds or replacements if customers are unsatisfied. Contact information for Sawbones headquarters in the USA and Europe is provided for orders and inquiries.
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BIOMECHANICAL TEST MATERIALS A Division of Pacific Research Laboratories, Inc.

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SdWBOMS' BIOMECHANICAL TEST MATERIALS Biomechanical test materials are used as an alternative to cadaver bone for testing orthopaedic implants, instruments and instrumentation. Our biomechanical test materials offer uniform and consistent physical properties that considerably reduce variability and eliminate special handling requirements encountered with cadaver bone. These materials are most commonly used for comparative and developmental testing of bone screws, staples and fusion devices. Rigid polyurethane foam blocks are transverse isotropic due to the direction of rise during manufacturing. Properties...

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SHOULDER #3408 — Large, left clavicle manufactured in medial and lateral sections without canal. Dimensions: a distal) 95 mm; a proximal) 80 mm; b) 15 mm; c) 28 mm; d) 29 mm #3408-1 — Large, left clavicle without canal. Dimensions: a) 175 mm; b) 15 mm; c) 28 mm; d) 29 mm #3413 — Large, left scapula. Dimensions: a) 155 mm; b) 28 mm; c) 45 mm 3413-1 — Large, left scapula with 10 PCF solid foam cancellous core. Dimensions: a) 155 mm; b) 28 mm; c) 45 mm 3413-2 — Large, left scapula with 12 PCF solid foam cancellous core. Dimensions: a) 155 mm; b) 28 mm; c) 45 mm ARM #3404 — Large, left humerus. Dimensions:...

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SPINE SINGLE LEVEL #3429-1 — individual LI solid cortical, no cancellous foam, #3429-2 — individual L2 solid cortical, no cancellous foam, #3429-3 — individual L3 solid cortical, no cancellous foam, #3429-3-2 — Individual composite L3 vertebrae with 10 PCF (0.16 g/cc) density solid foam cancellous core, Dimensions: a) 48 mm; b) 35 mm; c) 11 mm; Pedicle height 16 mm, #3429-3-4 — Individual composite L3 vertebrae with 5 PCF (0,08 g/cc) density solid foam cancellous core, Dimensions: a) 48 mm; b) 35 mm; c) 11 mm; Pedicle height 16 mm, #3429-4 — individual L4 solid cortical, no cancellous foam, #3429-4-2...

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LARGE Dimensions: a) 485 mm; b) 52 mm; c) 37 mm; d) 120o; e) 32 mm; f) 93 mm; g) 16 mm canal standard; h) 106 mm Also available with 10 or 12.8 mm canal. #3406-11 — 8 PCF solid foam cancellous core. #3406-5 — 10 PCF solid foam cancellous core. #3406-13 — 12 PCF solid foam cancellous core. #3406-17 — 15 PCF solid foam cancellous core. #3406 — 17 PCF solid foam cancellous core. #3406-12 — 20 PCF solid foam cancellous core. #3406-7— 12.5 PCF cellular foam cancellous core. #3406-18 — 15 PCF cellular foam cancellous core. #3406-4 — 20 PCF cellular foam cancellous core. MEDIUM Dimensions: a) 455 mm;...

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#3405 — Large, left hemi-pelvis. Dimensions: a) 235 mm; b) 55 mm; c) 140 mm; d) 175 mm #3409 — Large, right hemi-pelvis. Dimensions: a) 235 mm; b) 55 mm; c) 140 mm; d) 175 mm #3415 — Full pelvis with fused pubis symphysis and sacroiliac joints. #3415-1 — Full pelvis with fused pubis symphysis and right sacroiliac joint. #3419 — Large, left patella. Dimensions: a) 19 mm; b) 11 mm; c) 78 mm; d) 47 mm; e) 50 mm #3401 — Medium, left tibia with 9 mm canal. Dimensions: a) 375 mm; b) 74 mm; c) 22 mm; d) 50 mm #3401-1 — Medium, left tibia with 10° of varus deformity and 9 mm canal. Dimensions: a) 375...

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BLOCKS SOLID RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAM Solid rigid polyurethane foam is used as an alternative test medium for human cancellous bone. It does not replicate the structure of human bone, however, it does provide consistent properties in the range of human cancellous bone. This closed cell polyurethane foam is most commonly used for testing screw pullout, insertion and stripping torque. The ASTM F-1839-08 "Standard Specification for Rigid Polyurethane Foam for Use as a Standard Material for Testing Orthopaedic Devices and Instruments" states "The uniformity and consistent properties of rigid polyurethane...

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BLOCKS CELLULAR RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAM This closed cell polyurethane foam has a cell size that is closer to human cancellous bone and is most commonly used for testing subsidence, press-fit devices and cement augmentation. BLOCK SIZE: 13 cm x 18 cm x 4 cm #1522-09— 7.5 PCF #1522-10 — 10 PCF #1522-11 — 12.5 PCF #1522-1300 — 15 PCF #1522-12 — 20 PCF DENSITY COMPRESSIVE COMPRESSIVE Size (PCF) (g/cc) Volume Fraction *Contains e-glass fibers. OPEN CELL RIGID FOAM This open cell foam is a composite made of urethanes, epoxies and structural fillers. It is most commonly used in specific applications...

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SdWBOMSSOLID RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAM SHEETS FOAM SHEET TOLERANCES: COMPOSITE SHEETS EPOXY SHEET TOLERANCES:

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CUSTOM LAMINATED FOAM BLOCKS Laminated test blocks are manufactured to your specifications using any combination of solid rigid polyurethane foam, cellular rigid polyurethane foam, open cell rigid foam and short fiber filled epoxy sheets. Blocks are laminated with sheet(s) of solid rigid polyurethane foam or short fiber filled epoxy selected to simulate unicortical or bicortical bone. Standard laminated test blocks are 12 cm x 17 cm with a thickness based on your specified combination of block and sheet sizes. All blocks and sheets are laminated together with 0.64g/cc (40PCF) solid rigid polyurethane...

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CYLINDERS COMPOSITE CYLINDERS These hollow cylinders are made with short fiber epoxy, see property table on page 1. They can be filled with solid, cellular or open cell foam upon request for an additional charge. Customized cylinders can be made upon request. OVERALL LENGTH 500 MM PART OUTSIDE DIAMETER WALL THICKNESS OVERALL LENGTH 110 MM _PART_OUTSIDE DIAMETER_WALL THICKNESS #3403-03 74 mm 3 mm OVERALL LENGTH 150 MM _PART_OUTSIDE DIAMETER_WALL THICKNESS #3403-11 10 mm solid OVERALL LENGTH 250 MM _PART_OUTSIDE DIAMETER_WALL THICKNESS #3403-23 20 mm 7.5 mm

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WORKSHOP BONE Cortical geometry only. File formats: Step, Parasolid, SolidPart, IGES Upper extremity #3920 — Large, left clavicle. Reference part #1020. #3949 — Large left scapula. Reference part #1021. #3921 — Large, left humerus. Reference part #1028. #3917 — Large, left ulna. Reference part #1017. #3918 — Large, left radius. Reference part #1018. #3919 — Large, left hand/wrist. Reference part #1022. #3916 — Large, left hand. Reference part #1016. Spine #3955 — Large sacrum. Reference part #1298. Lower extremity #3952 — Large, left hemi pelvis. Reference part #1294. #3953 — Large, right hemi...

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