Patent ID: 8961545
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A soft tissue anchoring system for linking a first tissue region to a second tissue region or to an object, said system comprising: a force-distributing device including a first substantially planar surface area configured to be placed adjacent the first tissue region and to erode through the first tissue region to a target location via a pushing force applied toward the first tissue region, the force-distributing device configured when deployed to the target location to distribute a pulling force away from the first tissue region at the first surface area; a stopping surface configured to limit the erosion depth of the force-distributing device to about the target location; and a plurality of spacers coupling the stopping surface to the force-distributing device at a plurality of locations to form a spaced relationship between the stopping surface and the force-distributing device at at least one location.