Patent ID: 7235090

Claim:
A method of achieving wound hemostasis and closure for soft body tissue, comprising the steps of: applying a bolt, wherein the bolt comprises a single axially elongate shaft having a distal, pointed end and a proximal end, through tissue surrounding a wound, wherein the distal end and the proximal end of the bolt are exposed outside the tissue; applying a first pressure plates to the distal, pointed end of said shaft, wherein the distal, pointed end extends beyond the first pressure plate; applying a second pressure plate to the proximal end of said shaft, wherein the second end extends beyond the second pressure plate; applying a first lock to the distal, pointed end of the shaft; applying a second lock to the proximal end of the shaft, wherein said second lock comprises an adjustment mechanism; and adjusting the position of the second pressure plate and lock with the adjustment mechanism on the proximal end of the bolt to maintain said first and second pressure plates in compression against said tissue as constrained by said bolt to achieve wound closure and hemostasis.