Smith & Nephew
1450 Brooks Road, 38116, Memphis, TN, United States
- Accredited standards
- 18
- A2LA certificate
- 1
- Site in our directory
- 1
What this lab is accredited for
Our reading of the A2LA scope: each standard once, with its official name where we have checked it.
Only this lab. Searches the 18 standard numbers and the 14 official names we hold. When no standard matches, it searches the method text of every scope line.
ASTM6
ASTM F382
ASTM F543
ASTM F1800
ASTM F1820Standard Test Method for Determining the Forces for Disassembly of Modular Acetabular Devices
ASTM F2009Standard Test Method for Determining the Axial Disassembly Force of Taper Connections of Modular Prostheses
ASTM F3210
ISO 7206 series5
ISO 7206-4Implants for surgery - Partial and total hip joint prostheses - Part 4: Determination of endurance properties and performance of stemmed femoral components
ISO 7206-6Implants for surgery - Partial and total hip joint prostheses - Part 6: Endurance properties testing and performance requirements of neck region of stemmed femoral components
ISO 7206-10Implants for surgery - Partial and total hip-joint prostheses - Part 10: Determination of resistance to static load of modular femoral heads
ISO 7206-12Implants for surgery - Partial and total hip joint prostheses - Part 12: Deformation test method for press-fit acetabular components
ISO 7206-13Implants for surgery - Partial and total hip joint prostheses - Part 13: Determination of resistance to torque of head fixation of stemmed femoral components
ISO4
ISO 6475Implants for surgery - Metal bone screws with asymmetrical thread and spherical under-surface - Mechanical requirements and test methods
ISO 13779-4Implants for surgery - Hydroxyapatite - Part 4: Determination of coating adhesion strength
ISO 14242-1Implants for surgery - Wear of total hip-joint prostheses - Part 1: Loading and displacement parameters for wear-testing machines and corresponding environmental conditions for test
ISO 14242-2Implants for surgery - Wear of total hip-joint prostheses - Part 2: Methods of measurement
ISO 14243 series3
ISO 14243-1Implants for surgery - Wear of total knee-joint prostheses - Part 1: Loading and displacement parameters for wear-testing machines with load control and corresponding environmental conditions for test
ISO 14243-2Implants for surgery - Wear of total knee-joint prostheses - Part 2: Methods of measurement
ISO 14243-3Implants for surgery - Wear of total knee-joint prostheses - Part 3: Loading and displacement parameters for wear-testing machines with displacement control and corresponding environmental conditions for test
ASTM F543 A1; ASTM F543 A2; ASTM F543 A3; ISO 6475; ASTM F382 A1; ASTM F382 A2; ASTM F1800; ISO 7206-4; ISO 7206-6; ASTM F1820; ASTM F2009; ISO 7206-10; ISO 7206-12; ISO 7206-13; ISO 13779-4; ISO 14242-1; ISO 14242-2; ISO 14243-1; ISO 14243-2; ISO 14243-3; ISO 14243-3/Amd 1; ASTM F3210; F1264-A4; F1044
Read from the A2LA scope document we downloaded on 2026-03-14. Register refreshed 2026-11-06.
Scope as published by A2LA
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ISO/IEC 17025
Active5838.01
The scope document we hold says it was valid until 2026-03-31. That date has passed, so our copy may be out of date. We downloaded it from the A2LA register on 2026-03-14. Check the A2LA register for the current scope.
Accredited scope, certificate 5838.01
| Line | Method | Matrix | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASTM F543 A1; ASTM F543 A2; ASTM F543 A3; ISO 6475; ASTM F382 A1; ASTM F382 A2; ASTM F1800; ISO 7206-4; ISO 7206-6; ASTM F1820; ASTM F2009; ISO 7206-10; ISO 7206-12; ISO 7206-13; ISO 13779-4; ISO 14242-1; ISO 14242-2; ISO 14243-1; ISO 14243-2; ISO 14243-3; ISO 14243-3/Amd 1; ASTM F3210; F1264-A4; F1044 | Metallic Medical Bone Screws; Metallic Bone Plates; Metal Tibial Tray Components of Total Knee Joint Replacements; Stemmed femoral components; Neck region of stemmed femoral components; Modular Acetabular Devices; Taper Connections of Modular Prostheses; Modular femoral heads; Acetabular shells | - |
| 2 | F1147 | - | - |
| 3 | Extracted from the scope document; tables may not line up. View scope for the original. For the tests to which this accreditation applies, please refer to the laboratory’s Mechanical Scope of Accreditation.
Accredited Laboratory
A2LA has accredited
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Memphis, TN
for technical competence in the field of
Mechanical Testing
This laboratory is accredited in accordance with the recognized International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017
General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. This accreditation demonstrates
technical competence for a defined scope and the operation of a laboratory quality management system
(refer to joint ISO-ILAC-IAF Communiqué dated April 2017).
Presented this 3rd day of October 2023.
_______________________
Mr. Trace McInturff, Vice President, Accreditation Services
For the Accreditation Council
Certificate Number 5838.01
Valid to March 31, 2026
Revised on March 2, 2026 | ||
Ranges are reproduced from the accredited scope document as published, and only where we found that range printed in the document for the line. Otherwise the cell reads “See scope document”. An absent range means the register did not state one. Line numbers are ours, for cross-reference; they follow the order of the scope document.
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