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Arthroscopically Implantable Force Probe
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Approximately the size of a No. 2 pencilpoint, the patented AIFP is designed for placement in very tight areas. Excitation 14 milliamps D.C. Full scale (FS) 16 N * Sensitivity 30 mV/ma/N Length 5 mm > section break Non-Linearity +/- 1.5% over 1/2 FS+/- 2.5% over FS Cross section elliptical1.4 mm by1.8 mm Hysteresis 0.3% FS Repeatability 0.3% FS Leads Polyimide andcopper tape cable,20 cm long Temp. Coeff. - Offset +/- .013% FS/C deg. - Span + .0125%/N/C deg. Transverse stiffness Approx. 1.5 N/micron > Full scale range may be tailored for specific applications. Fatigue life Approx. 1 million cyclesat 1/2 FS U.S. Patent Nos. 4,993,428 & 5,083,573 and Patents Pending >

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AFP Nonlinearity: > AFP Calibration: for direct transverse loading > Probe output for direct transverse loading 3 > y = 1.7709e-2 + 0.20620x R^2 = 0.999 2 1 > Nonlinearity (%) -1 -2 > > 2 4 6 8 2 4 6 8 > Load Cell Output (N) Load Cell Output (N) >

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