Inventors:
Kevin Weadock - Hillsborough NJ, US
Parris Wellman - Hillsborough NJ, US
Martin Weisberg - Elkins Park PA, US
Philip Prentice - Annandale NJ, US
Earl Adamy - Clinton NJ, US
International Classification:
A61B 17/08
Abstract:
A device for attaching, relocating or reinforcing tissue includes a first tissue anchoring portion having a support plate and a plurality of barbs extending from the support plate for engaging tissue at a first location, a second tissue anchoring portion having a support plate and a plurality of barbs extending from the support plate for engaging tissue at a second location which is different from the first location, and a connection element, such as a suture or a mesh structure, interposed between and interconnecting the first tissue anchoring portion and the second tissue anchoring portion. The support plate of at least one of the first tissue anchoring portion and the second tissue anchoring portion may have longitudinally axially formed therethrough a bore for receiving the connecting element so that the surgeon may pull on the end of the connecting element to adjust the distance between the first tissue anchoring portion and the second tissue anchoring portion.