Available Sizes:

• • Length, Width, Thickness:
  • 16 mm x 7.6 mm x 3.7 mm
• • Tendon Dimension:
  • 3.0 mmØ to 3.3 mmØ
• • Note:
  • Other sizes may be designed by special request

Operating Ranges:

• • Applied Force:
  • 3 Kilograms (deadweight test simulating MG Tendon Full Scale)
• • Operating Temperature:
  • 32°C to 42°C
• • Note:
  • The F7A has been used with a shoulder tendon at 45 Kilograms in a deadweight configuration.

Input / Output:

• • Input Excitation:
  • 5 VDC Typical, 10 VAC RMS Max
• • Output:
  • 500 µV/V/gram deadweight (i.e., output at 5VDC excitation at 3 KgDW = 7.5mV)
• • Linearity & Hysteresis Error:
  • < 1% Full Scale Reading, Best Straight Line Fit
• • Note:
  • Calibration is performed with hanging deadweights to eliminate static tendon artefacts during testing.

Baseline Drift Ratings:

• • Temperature Error:
  • < 0.5% Full Scale / °C; Long-term drift unknown

Absolute Maximum Ratings:

• • Ambient Pressure:
  • ±600 mmHg
• • Ambient Temperature:
  • 0 °C to 55 °C

Recommended Sterilization Method:

• • Ethylene Oxide Gas:
  • Low Temperature / Low Pressure Cycle ONLY!
• • Process Pressure:
  • 0 mmHg to +600 mmHg (3 day outgas at ambient pressure)
• • Process Temperature:
  • 20 °C to maximum of 55 °C