Patent ID: 7608108

Claim:
A method for attaching a first tissue with a second tissue using a prosthesis having a central portion connected to a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion having a first anchoring device and the second end portion having a second anchoring device, comprising the steps of: inserting a first end portion of prosthesis into a first portion of the first tissue by moving an actuator a first distance; wherein the first end portion is disposed within a first channel formed in a first penetrating member ejecting the first end portion of the prosthesis from the first channel of the first penetrating member and into the first tissue prior to implanting the second end portion, wherein the second end portion is disposed within a second channel formed in a second penetrating member; and controlling the insertion of the second end portion of the prosthesis into the second tissue by moving the actuator a second distance beyond the first distance.