ASTM F1839 Testing of Orthopedic Devices and Instruments

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of ASTM F1839 testing. This standard covers rigid single-cell polyurethane foam for use as a standard material for performing mechanical tests using orthopedic devices or instruments.

The standard can be applied to foam sheets or blocks or foam made by the user using a two-part liquid mixture.

The foam disclosed herein has mechanical properties in the order of those reported for human cancellous bone. The specified foam is used as a model for human cancellous bone.

This standard covers compositional requirements, physical requirements, mechanical requirements and test methods for rigid polyurethane foam in solid final form.

This specification provides qualification criteria for vendor or end-user processes and acceptance criteria for individual batches of material.

This standard provides the mechanical properties of five different foams in solid final form. A foam that does not meet the specified mechanical properties will be defined as an unrated foam.

Values ​​stated in SI units should be accepted as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with ASTM F1839 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.