Cadaver Testing

This was how our the spinal cadaver was provided to us, so we needed to first remove the excess bone and tissue obscuring the view of the vertebrae.

To increase the adherence of the spine to the potting, we inserted wood screws to allow the potting material to create a tighter hold.

We then used the potting fixture to "pot" both ends of the spinal cadaver. This process of potting creates the connection to allow us to attach the spinal cadaver to our imaging fixture.

With the potting process complete, we were then able to screw on the potted spinal cadaver to our imaging fixture. The spinal cadaver is now ready to be imaged.

The C-Arm Machine was used to take x-ray images of the spinal cadaver in various positions. With our imaging fixture allowing for 6 degrees of freedom of motion, we are able to reposition the spine seamlessly in between images.

We took images of the spinal segments both before and after inserting the spinal implant to be able to analyze the behavior of both the vertebrae and implant when used in tandem with one another.