Megan M Mauck

US Patent:

20080257057, Oct 23, 2008

Filed:

Oct 1, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/906281

Inventors:

Jason A. Habeger - Belleville MI, US
Benny M. Hillberry - Sun City Center FL, US
Eric A. Nauman - West Lafayette IN, US
Wendy A. Kerr - Cincinnati OH, US
Megan M. Mauck - Boonville IN, US
Rita J. Michlitsch - Grand Haven MI, US
Haroun Soud Al-Mishwit - Brookfield WI, US
Andrew D. Schwinke - Vernon Hills IL, US
John G. Nolfi - Lafayette IN, US

International Classification:

G01N 3/32

US Classification:

73808

Abstract:

A device for fatigue testing an implantable medical device having a compression assembly and a first bending assembly. The compression assembly supports first and second portions of the implantable medical device so as to apply a compression force to the implantable medical device along a compression axis and at a compression angle. The first bending assembly is configured to apply a first bending force onto the implantable medical device to move the first portion of the implantable medical device about a first bending axis with respect to the second portion of the implantable medical device. The first bending assembly is coupled with the compression assembly such that the compression angle remains substantially constant regardless of the position of the first portion of the implantable medical device with respect to the second portion of the implantable medical device.