#$%^&*AU2015221547A120160414.pdf#####ASSESSMENT OF SHEAR FORCES DISTRIBUTION AT FIXATION POINTS OF TEXTILE-BASED IMPLANTS ABSTRACT A system (10) for assessing the distribution of shear forces at fixation points on a textilebased implant (400) includes a tissue model (100), a load simulation device (200), and an analysis system (300). The tissue model (100) includes an upper surface (112) defining an opening (116) therethrough and a fixation support (120) configured to secure a textile-based implant (400) against the upper surface (112) at a plurality of fixation points defined along a plane (P) of the upper surface (112). The load simulation device (200) is configured to apply a load to a textile-based implant (140) that is secured to the tissue model (100). A marker (122) is disposed on the fixation support (120) at one or more of the plurality of fixation points. The analysis system (300) is configured to calculate a shear force vector at each of the fixation points where a marker (122) is disposed in response to the load applied by the load simulation device (200).1/1 312 3 0 0 - , , 43 1 31 -31231 200 ----- a. 210 12c 22 400 112 112a 21 100 ------j L 1,20b I 120 110 - 1208 Fig. 1 100-- g 20- 120 122 116 112400 120 Fig. 2
