Surgical suture and associated anchoring mechanism for tissue retraction

A suture line anchoring device for anchoring a portion of a suture line to a surgical platform, said anchoring device comprising:

• a first element, said first element defining a first contact location for contacting said portion of said surgical suture line;
• a second element, said second element defining a second contact location for contacting said portion of said surgical suture line;
• said first and second elements being configured, sized and coupled to said surgical platform for allowing the distance between said first and second contact locations to vary between an anchoring configuration wherein said first and second contact locations are in a substantially proximal relationship relative to each other and a releasing configuration wherein said first and second contact locations are in a substantially spaced relationship relative to each other;
• said first and second contact locations being also configured and sized to be able to mechanically interact with each other for frictionally locking said portion of said suture line therebetween when in said anchoring configuration.