ASTM International, www.astm.org, is a globally recognized leader in the development and delivery of voluntary consensus standards. Its F04 committee on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices delivers over 300 standards. MDT is an active ASTM member and contributes to the development of new standards. Our test protocols follow relevant ASTM standards, whenever they are available. However, we often encounter devices and test types that are not outlined in any standards, and internal test protocols are developed for those tests based on our expertise. The list below is a sample of ASTM standards we have utilized.
| Standard Test Method for Torsion Testing of Wire | |
| Standard Test Method for Linear-Elastic Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness KIc of Metallic Materials | |
| Standard Test Method for Measurement of Fatigue Crack Growth Rates | |
| Standard Specification and Test Methods for Metallic Medical Bone Screws | |
| Particle Retrieval | |
| Standard Specification and Test Methods for Metallic Bone Staples | |
| Standard Test Method for Wear Testing of Polymeric Materials Used in Total Joint Prostheses | |
| Standard Test Method for Shear Testing of Calcium Phosphate Coatings and Metallic Coatings | |
| Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Calcium Phosphate and Metallic Coatings | |
| Standard Test Method for Shear and Bending Fatigue Testing of Calcium Phosphate and Metallic Medical and Composite Calcium Phosphate/Metallic Coatings | |
| Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Knee Replacement Constraint | |
| Standard Specification and Test Methods for Intramedullary Fixation Devices | |
| Provides Guidance on Contact Area and Constraint Characterization for Patellar Components | |
| Standard Test Methods for Spinal Implant Constructs in a Vertebrectomy Model | |
| Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Static and Fatigue Properties of Interconnection Mechanisms and Subassemblies Used in Spinal Arthrodesis Implants | |
| Standard Practice for Cyclic Fatigue Testing of Metal Tibial Tray Components of Total Knee Joint Replacements | |
| Standard Guide for Evaluating Modular Hip and Knee Joint Components | |
| Standard Test Method for Determining the Forces for Disassembly of Modular Acetabular Devices | |
| Wear Debris is Retrieved and Subject to Particle Analysis | |
| Standard Test Method for Measuring Abrasion Resistance of Metallic Thermal Spray Coatings by Using the Taber Abraser | |
| Standard Practice for Gravimetric Measurement of Polymeric Components for Wear Assessment | |
| Test Methods For Intervertebral Body Fusion Devices | |
| Standard Test Method for Measuring Intrinsic Elastic Recoil of Balloon-Expandable Stents | |
| Standard Guide for Characterization and Presentation of the Dimensional Attributes of Vascular Stents | |
| Contact Area and Stress Distribution are Characterized at Multiple Flexion Angles and Loads | |
| Standard Test Method for Constant Amplitude of Force Controlled Fatigue Testing of Acrylic Bone Cement Materials | |
| Standard Test Method for Conducting Cyclic Potentiodynamic Polarization Measurements to Determine the Corrosion Susceptibility of Small Implant Devices | |
| Standard Specifications and Test Methods for Components Used in the Surgical Fixation of the Spinal Skeletal System | |
| Standard Test Methods for Static and Dynamic Characterization of Spinal Artificial Discs | |
| Standard Guide for Measuring Securement of Balloon Expandable Vascular Stent Mounted on Delivery System | |
| Standard Guide for Functional, Kinematic, and Wear Assessment of Total Disc Prostheses | |
| Standard Test Methods for in vitro Pulsatile Durability Testing of Vascular Stents | |
| Standard Guide for Three-Point Bending of Balloon Expandable Vascular Stents and Stent Systems | |
| Standard Practice for Evaluating Mobile Bearing Knee Tibial Baseplate Rotational Stops | |
| Standard Test Method for Evaluating Mobile Bearing Knee Tibial Baseplate/Bearing Resistance to Dynamic Disassociation | |
| Standard Guide for Coating Inspection and Acute Particulate Characterization of Coated Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent Systems | |
| Standard Test Method for Evaluating Knee Bearing (Tibial Insert) Endurance and Deformation Under High Flexion | |
| Standard Guide for Mechanical and Functional Characterization of Nucleus Devices | |
| Standard Guide for in vitro Axial, Bending, and Torsional Durability Testing of Vascular Stents | |
| Standard Guide for Laboratory Immersion Corrosion Testing of Metals | |
| Standard Test Method for Conducting Potentiodynamic Polarization Resistance Measurements | |
| Standard Guide for Conducting and Evaluating Galvanic Corrosion Tests in Electrolytes |