Patent ID: 8066009

Claim:
An apparatus to support perianal tissue of a patient, comprising: a support body having a perianal tissue pressure member extending along a midline axis, the pressure member dimensioned and configured to span across an anal orifice, to engage perianal tissue of the patient adjacent the external venous plexus on opposing sides of the anal orifice and to not extend into the anal orifice beyond the pectinate line, the support body including a compression member having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a longitudinally extending axis substantially transverse to the midline axis, the compression member defining a compression member plane; and a lateral anchoring assembly joined to said body and extending away from said body in a direction substantially transverse to the midline axis, wherein the lateral anchoring assembly comprises a flexible fixation member extending from the support body, the fixation member being arranged to extend along the longitudinal axis of the compression members when the flexible fixation member is disposed in the respective plane defined by the compression member.