US Patent 11950773 Pledgeted tissue anchor

An anchoring system comprises a first anchoring device comprising a first attachment mechanism and a plugging device and a second anchoring device comprising a second attachment mechanism, each of the first anchoring device and the second anchoring device being configured to enter a tissue wall at a proximal side of the tissue wall, the first anchoring device being configured to exit the tissue wall through a first hole on a distal side of the tissue wall, the second anchoring device being configured to exit the tissue wall at a second hole on the distal side of the tissue wall, the first attachment mechanism configured to attach to the second attachment mechanism outside of the distal side of the tissue wall, and the plugging device configured to cover the first hole and fit between at least a portion of the first anchoring device and the distal side of the tissue wall.