Interface Force is a trusted leader in providing sensor technologies to the medical and healthcare industry. We provide test and measurement solutions for research, medical device testing, equipment monitoring and for use in components. When safety matters, we provide the quality and accuracy the medical and health industry demands.
Interface Force works with OEMs across the world who develop life-saving medical devices, implants and tools.
Medical device and health care product engineers and manufacturers turn to Interface Force because our measurement solutions are designed for precision test and measurement applications, in both quality and reliability. There is also a high demand for our ability to customise solutions to meet the exact requirements of these sensitive medical and healthcare applications.
Medical device manufacturers need to meet and be accredited before test equipment is approved for use. The medical devices being tested also must pass strict inspections and regulations in the UK before meeting the requirements necessary to bring a product, device, implant, or machine to market.
We offer various miniature beam and in-line load cell solutions with 10x overload protection to protect patients and devices against accidental shock loads. Our torque transducers provide rotary and reactive measurement to accurately track light movements required to control prosthetic fatigue testing, surgical equipment, knee or hip replacement, and other medical devices. Other solutions include multi-axis sensors for multiple channels of measurement in one housing when you require measurements for two, three or six axis points.
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Interface offers a wide variety of load cells, torque transducers and signal conditioners to collect the data medical OEMs worldwide need to both optimise a medical solution and prove safety, reliability and functionality to governing bodies. Because of the small and precise loads tested in the medical industry, we offer a broad line-up of Interface Mini™ Load Cells and accessories are available for capacities as low as 0.11 lbf / 0.5 N and as high as 100 kN. We also offer custom solutions for unique product development projects. In addition, Interface is ISO17025 accredited – the main ISO standard used by testing and calibration laboratories.
In another medical application, Interface supplied products to help our customer test how a prosthetic foot responds as it is loaded during different stances. Interface Model 3A120 3-Axis Load Cell was installed between the leg socket and the prosthetic foot. Model 3A120 was then connected to customer’s portable data acquisition system. Data was logged for X, Y, and Z axis, so that a review of results could identify premature foot flat and dead spots during foot’s use. The testing help to identify improvements to the design and overall performance of the prosthetic.
Another medical application relying on force measurement equipment are plasma separation machines. Interface’s MBS low-capacity aluminium bending load cell is being used in plasma separation machines which must be calibrated for every patient in order to collect the right amount of plasma. The machine separates the blood in a centrifuge and a saline solution is pumped back into the patient. There are two load cells in each plasma separation machine, and they play a vital role in ensuring the accuracy of the process.
Prosthetics, like those used in knees, hips, and joint replacements, also test for strength, fatigue and stress using Interface load cells and torque transducers. One of the unique ways they’re designed is by testing force measurement products on cadavers and using that data to emulate human joints. When completed, the prosthetics then go through multiple cycles of stress tests to ensure they will hold up for extended periods of use. This process is carried out using multiple load cells and torque transducers, which are hooked up to a test rig.
Interface provides a large number of products and services necessary to produce top-of-the-line medical products, devices, implants and prosthetics. Our expertise in the medical industry has been established for many years and OEMs consistently use our products for their most challenging force and torque measurement testing requirements. Our load cells and torque transducers are carefully crafted to ensure industry-leading accuracy and consistent reliability.
For dependable, reliable and accurate data, medical industry OEMs can turn to Interface for all of their product development and testing needs.
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