The Orthopaedic Research Institute, is located in the St. Francis Campus of Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita, KS.  Via Christi Regional Medical Center is the largest medical center complex in the state of Kansas serving a patient population of over a million.

The Institute is equipped with:

• Variety of computing systems
• Eight material testing systems
• Cadaver preparation/mock surgery capabilities
• Materials specimen preparation facilities
• Mechanical device/prototype testing capabilities
• Leading commercial FEM and CAD software
• 2,100 sq. ft. of laboratory floor space
• 1,200 sq. ft. of office floor space
• Access to a complete and fully staffed medical library 
  

Testing Equipment:

• MTS Bionix Biaxial Servohydraulic Testing System  
          - Model 810
        - Teststar controller
        - 2.5 kN and 25 kN axial load capacities
        - 25 Nm and 222 Nm torque capacities
        - Six channels data acqusition
        - Hydraulic and mechanical grips
        - Variety of loading fixtures
        - Bio-environmental test chamber

• Six MTS Mini-Bionix Servohydraulic Axial Fatigue Load Frames
           - Model 858
        - 5 kN axial load capacity
        - bio-environmental test chambers

• Instron Model 4204 Materials Testing System
        - Model 4204
        - 5 kN and 50 kN axial load capacities
        - Mechanical grips
        - Variety of loading fixtures

• Tekscan Pressure Mapping System
      - Pressure mapping and comfort studies of seats, cushions and mattresses
      - Dynamic 2-D and 3-D displays of real-time and recorded data
      - Display of pressure and force curves over time
      - Measure Center of Force, maximum pressure and its trajectory
  
  
• Handheld Relative Humidity Meter and RH/Temperature Meter 
      - Capable measure temperature and humidity at
          the same time
      - Measure 5 - 95% relative humidity
      - Measure 32 - 175 °F (0 - 80 °C)
  

Computing Equipment:

• Aspen Systems Durango II Workstation (Alpha 21164A 633 MHz, 1 GB RAM, Open-GL Graphics, 21" Monitor)
• HP KAYAK XW Workstation (Dual Pentium II 300 MHz, 256 MB RAM, Open-GL Graphics, 21" Monitor)
• Several Pentium based personal computers
• 16 channels data acquisition system (Labview software) for strain gage, thermocouple, etc. measurement.
• Misc.: Laser Printer, large format Color Printer, Color Printer, Digitizing Board, large format Scanner with Transparency Adapter, Flatbed Scanner, External Backup Facilities (Diskspace on Hospital Main Server and External Drives), CD-Writer, Computer Slide Maker

Imaging Equipment:

• 35 mm Camera with various lenses
• High resolution Digital Cameras with micro lenses
• Traveling Microscope and Micrometer Scale
• Stereoscopic Microscope
• Access to a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
• Access to X-Ray, Quantitative Computed Tomography (Picker PQ2000 Computer Tomograph with 3D reconstruction capabilities), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) systems, and PET imaging

Misc Laboratory Equipment:

• Diamond Saw
• Milling Station
• Band Saw
• Analytical Balance
• Ultrasonic Cleaner
• Furnaces
• Misc. Specimen Preparation Equipment
• Misc. Strain Gage Equipment
• Environmental Aging Chambers
• Sputter Coater for S.E.M. specimen preparation