Engineering · Testing platform
Mechanical testing on any product, material and biomaterial
From the standard test to a bench designed for your device: the protocol starts from your question, not from a catalogue.
The equipment
Three machines: what they measure, and on what
A wide range of testing capabilities, applicable to any type of sample.
MTS Insight 50 kNWhat it measures
Tension, compression, pull-out, suture retention strength, elongation at break. Up to 50 kN.
On what
Textiles, films, polymers, metals, assemblies, finished devices.
BlockwiseWhat it measures
Radial force, crush resistance, compliance, crimping and expansion cycles. Temperature controlled up to 37 °C, diameter up to 60 mm.
On what
Any tubular or expandable device.
Model
Model TTR2 with Twin-Cam Station RLU248
TA Instruments ElectroForceWhat it measures
Static and dynamic fatigue, up to 999,999,999 cycles.
On what
Any sample subjected to cyclic loading.
Our reference field
Vascular applications
Vascular is the field we have worked in the longest, with the protocols and benchmarks that come with it.
What these machines do day to day on a vascular device
The tests below are the ones we run most often, on their own or as a series on the same design.
- Longitudinal and circumferential tensile testing on textile grafts.
- Suture retention strength on grafts and on anastomoses.
- Radial force and crush resistance of stents and stent grafts, at 37 °C under simulated physiological pressure.
- Pulsatile fatigue under clinically representative conditions.
These tests follow the recommendations of the standards:
- ISO 7198, Cardiovascular implants and extracorporeal systems, Vascular prostheses, Tubular vascular grafts and vascular patches.
- ISO 25539, Cardiovascular implants, Endovascular devices.
Custom
A bench designed for your device
We design custom test benches in close collaboration with the client, to assess innovative performance or to simulate extreme conditions of use: situations that standard normative tests do not cover.
- Our tests serve design first: comparing two options, locating a limit, optimising a product.
- For a medical device, the data can feed into the manufacturer's technical documentation, for which the manufacturer remains responsible.
- A single point of contact, from protocol to report.
Rental
The equipment, available for your own campaigns
The platform's machines can also be booked for your own campaigns, on site.
MTS Insight 50 kN, Blockwise, TA Instruments ElectroForce and the imaging equipment, except the micro-CT: see the Equipment rental page →
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Not in the sense of studies conducted in animals or in humans: Gepromed does not run those studies. Our platform tests the devices themselves, tensile, radial force and fatigue, and analyses explanted devices.
Regulation (EU) 2017/745, Annex II, section 6.1(a), lists among preclinical data "the results of tests, such as engineering, laboratory, simulated use and animal tests". The mechanical tests carried out on our benches fall into the first category.
Yes, all our studies are defined during a collaborative consultation, free of charge and with no obligation.
Yes, we are happy to provide non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for all our services, including the initial consultation.
Entrust us with a test
You have designed a product, a material, a device
- What we test
- Any product, material or biomaterial, on a standard machine or on a dedicated bench.
- What you receive
- A protocol written with you, then a test report you can use in your technical documentation.
ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 certified since 2013.