##  [Device Fatigue Failure](/device-fatigue-failure) 

  ##  [Device Fatigue Failure](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/device-fatigue-failure-0) 

  

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Definition

Structural failure of a medical device or implant caused by accumulated damage from repeated (cyclic) mechanical loading that initiates and propagates cracks or plastic deformation until the component no longer meets its intended load‑bearing function.