Patent ID: 8727972

Claim:
A tissue extender, comprising: a ring defining a proximal end opening to engage a head of an implantable subcutaneous screw and including a break feature configured to fracture the ring upon force application such that the tissue extender is removable from the head without extracting the subcutaneous screw; a first extender portion coupled to the ring at a proximal end of the first extender portion, the first extender portion including a first coupling portion disposed at a distal end of the first extender portion; and a second extender portion coupled to the ring at a proximal end of the second extender portion, the second extender portion including a second coupling portion at a distal end of the second extender portion; wherein the tissue extender is configured to extend from the head of the implantable subcutaneous screw through tissue adjacent the subcutaneous screw and outside a periphery of the tissue when the subcutaneous screw is in a fully implanted configuration; wherein the first and second extender portions define two side openings disposed on opposite sides of the tissue extender; wherein the distal ends of the first and second extender portions together define a distal end opening; and wherein the first coupling portion engages the second coupling portion when the tissue extender is in an extended state, the distal end opening being larger in the extended state than in an unextended state.