Wound closure product

A wound closure system comprising:

• (a) a skin anchor configured to be mechanically attached to external skin tissue on a first side of a wound;
• wherein the skin anchor is configured to be attached to skin tissue with a skin-penetrating barbs;
• (b) an anchorable tensioning apparatus configured to be attached to external tissue on an opposite second side of the wound and outside a periphery of the wound, wherein the tensioning apparatus includes a spool attached to a wound coil spring and the wound coil spring is a coiled-up band placed around the spool;
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• (c) a line configured to extend between the skin anchor and the tensioning apparatus across the wound and above the wound along the entire length of the line, wherein the line is configured to wind around the spool;
• (d) wherein the tensioning apparatus is configured to provide tension via the wound coil spring on the line to draw the skin anchor and the tensioning apparatus toward each other.