Patent ID: 9034000
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. An implantable medical device comprising: a housing; at least one channel extending into said housing; a retaining appliance removably positioned within said channel, said retaining appliance having a connecting arm configured to fit within and remain removably held within said at least one channel, and a retaining arm attached to said connecting arm and extending away from said connecting arm at an angle to said connecting arm; and a plurality of suture engaging members each configured to receive a portion of a suture therein, wherein said suture engaging members are positioned with respect to one another such that tightening a suture that engages both of said suture engaging members and extends through tissue within a patient's body against which said housing is to be implanted will cause said housing to be pulled against said tissue; wherein said at least one channel further comprises a first suture channel extending through said housing from a front of said housing to a back of said housing, and a second suture channel extending through said housing from said front of said housing to said back of said housing, and wherein each of said suture engaging members further comprises a slot extending from an outer edge of said housing into one of said first suture channel and said second suture channel.