Patent ID: 8206417
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A tissue securement system, comprising: a first anchor having a proximal collar, a distal collar, and a deformable structure arms each extending therebetween; a second anchor having a proximal collar, a distal collar, and a deformable structure extending therebetween, with the second anchor being separate from the first anchor: a length of suture extending through the first anchor and the second anchor; a locking mechanism slidable in a first direction on the length of suture and having an engagement member engaged to the length of suture that imparts a locking force upon the length of suture when the first anchor is urged in a second direction opposite to the first direction, with the first anchor located in-between the locking mechanism and the second anchor; wherein the first anchor and the second anchor are adapted to self-configure from a delivery configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein the first anchor and the second anchor are each further adapted to exert a substantially constant force against a tissue surface in the expanded configuration over a range of deflections when their respective proximal and distal collars are moved relative to one another.