Patent ID: 7429265

Claim:
A medical system for stretching plastic tissue on a patient comprising: (a) at least one elastomer having two free ends; and (b) at least one anchor attachable to the patient's plastic tissue, the anchor comprising (i) a generally flat base having an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the lower surface is adapted contact to the tissue, (ii) elastomer attachment structure attached to and extending from the upper surface, the structure comprising opposed planar or arcuate surfaces that secure the elastomer at alternative ones of multiple positions along the elastomer, allowing the elastomer to be secured to exert different amounts of force without knotting the elastomer (iii) separate from the elastomer attachment structure, and attached to and extending generally above the upper surface, an upward extending structure perforated by an aperture through which the elastomer may be positioned, and (iv) at least one prong extending below the lower surface for extending into the tissue.