Patent ID: 8211146

Claim:
An implantable device comprising: a first arm member; a second arm member, wherein the first arm member and the second arm member comprise a first material having a first hardness; a compressible member disposed between and coupled to the first arm member and the second arm member, wherein the compressible member comprises a second material having- a second hardness less than the first hardness; a sleeve bonded to the first arm member and extending into an interior of the first arm member, wherein the sleeve has an interior surface defining a passage and a portion of the sleeve is exterior to the first arm member and in direct contact with the compressible member; and a tensioning member coupled to the first arm member and the second arm member, and a portion of the tensioning member extending through the passage, wherein upon moving the first arm member toward the second arm member the tensioning member translates within the first arm member.