Patent ID: 8231659

Claim:
A system for anchoring at least a portion of material to a vertebral body, the system comprising: a base configured to affix to the vertebral body and configured to receive the at least a portion of material; an anchoring mechanism configured to engage with the base and configured to anchor the at least a portion of material, the anchoring mechanism comprising: a first end component; a second end component; a first elastic element connected to the first end component; a second elastic element connected to the second end component; a first end axle connects to the first end component to the first elastic element configured to allow the first end component and the first elastic element to rotate with respect to each other; a second end axle connects to the second end component to the second elastic element configured to allow the second end component and the second elastic element to rotate with respect to each other; and a center axle connects to the first elastic element to the second elastic element configured to allow the first elastic element and the second elastic element to rotate with respect to each other to apply a force to the at least a portion of material, wherein at least one of the first or second elastic elements is configured to apply pressure to the at least a portion of material so as to anchor the at least a portion of material to the base.