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FEA helps eliminate physical prototypes

Engineers at Spinal USA , a manufacturer and distributor of advanced surgical spinal products in Flowood, MS, have designed spinal implants called vertebral body replacement (VBR) devices. Because surgeons insert these implants into patients’ spines during spinal fusion procedures, FDA approval is required. Rather than risk the cost and time for testing physical prototypes, though, the engineers investigated whether FEA software could provide adequate test results for FDA approval.

Tuesday 28 August, 2007 12:10 PM

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