FATIGUE DEVICE FOR TESTING ANKLE JOINT ENDOPROSTHESES

Autor: Cristian TOADER-PASTI, Dan Ioan STOIA, Mirela TOTH-TAŞCĂU
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Fiabilitate şi Durabilitate, Vol 1, Iss 9, Pp 43-48 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1844-640X
Popis: The paper proposes a model of a fatigue device for testing dedicated to ankle prostheses. The concept of the testing device relies on two aspects: almost any type of ankle prosthesis can be tested on it and it has to work on INSTRON axial-torsion testing machine. Starting from these requirements, a 3D functional assembly that reproduces the real movement of the ankle joint during gait cycle has been designed. The device is based on a cam-follower mechanism.
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