Virtual Stem Analysis Tool

A leading orthopaedic device manufacturer needed an easy-to-use, consistent analysis tool which would allow design engineers to perform quick preliminary studies and simulations of new implants concurrently with the design process.  Working closely with our customer's in house analysis group, we developed a customized simulation tool tying together their in-house CAD and FEA packages.

Process Automation

  • intelligent geometry repair and clean-up an import

  • task-specific menus with step-by-step instructions

  • user options for desired simulation

  • mesh and solve

  • easy to interpret component life plot

  • automated analysis report generation

  • customized online Help feature

  • simulation time reduced from 40 hours to a couple of hours for virtual hip stem analysis

A white paper about this customized analysis tool was presented at the NAFEMS 2003 Conference (click to download).