Abstract: Disclosed is a suturing training device and a method of using the device. The device comprises a base having a first side and a second side, the base defining a plane. The device also comprises a first anchor and a second anchor positioned on the first side of the base. The first and second anchors are each connectable to a segment of tissue so that the tissue is suspended therebetween in use of the device. An actuator is associated with one or both of the first anchor and the second anchor. The actuator is actuatable to cause relative movement of the first and second anchors along the plane. A force gauge is configured to measure a force applied to the tissue when the first and second anchors are moved relative one another by the actuator.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a melt electrowritten soft tissue scaffold and methods of making the same. The scaffold has a body having a first region comprising a first set of fibres and a second set of fibres, the first region being anisotropic. The first set of fibres are arranged approximately parallel relative to one another, each fibre of the first set of fibres has a serpentine arrangement forming peaks and troughs, the first set of fibres has a first Young's modulus. The second set of fibres are arranged approximately parallel relative to one another, the second set of fibres being arranged transversely relative to the first set of fibres, each fibre of the second set of fibres has a serpentine arrangement forming peaks and troughs, the second set of fibres has a second Young's modulus. The first Young's modulus is unequal to the second Young's modulus. In some embodiments the body further comprises a second region extending from the first region. The second region supports the first region.

Abstract: Disclosed is a suturing training device and a method of using the device. The device comprises a base having a first side and a second side, the base defining a plane. The device also comprises a first anchor and a second anchor positioned on the first side of the base. The first and second anchors are each connectable to a segment of tissue so that the tissue is suspended therebetween in use of the device. An actuator is associated with one or both of the first anchor and the second anchor. The actuator is actuatable to cause relative movement of the first and second anchors along the plane. A force gauge is configured to measure a force applied to the tissue when the first and second anchors are moved relative one another by the actuator.