Implantable biodegradable wound closure device

A biodegradable implantable device for maintaining the alignment of the edges of a trocar defect, the trocar defect having a defect diameter, the fascia and associated layers around the trocar defect having a thickness, the device comprising:

• a first biodegradable base having a first base diameter substantially equal to the defect diameter, the first biodegradable base having:
• a first surface, the first surface capable of substantially contacting the posterior wall of the trocar defect,
• a first threaded hole substantially through the center extending inward from the first surface but not all the way through the first biodegradable base, and
• a second threaded hole extending inward from the first threaded hole but not all the way through the first biodegradable base;
• a second biodegradable base having a second base diameter, the second biodegradable base further comprising:
• a first surface with a protruding ring along its outer edge, where the inner diameter of the protruding ring is greater than the first base diameter, such that the first surface of the first biodegradable base fits inside the inner walls of the protruding ring of the second biodegradable base with sufficient gap to allow reliable engagement of the fascia and associated layers with the device;
• a second surface with a plurality of slots of such depth and width to allow engagement with a plurality of mating protrusions on an external tool, and
• an unthreaded hole substantially through the center of the first surface and the second surface, the diameter of the hole substantially equal to the diameter of the second threaded hole in the first biodegradable base, configured to allow a device with the diameter and threading to mate with the second threaded hole in the first biodegradable base to pass through unobstructed;
• and
• a biodegradable connector for connecting the first surface of the first biodegradable base with the first surface of the second biodegradable base, the biodegradable connector defined to compress the first biodegradable base against the second biodegradable base using an external force,
• wherein the length of the connector is sufficient to connect to the first biodegradable base and the second biodegradable base while allowing enough space to maintain a predefined gap substantially equal to the tissue thickness between the first surface of the biodegradable base and the first surface of the second biodegradable base, and the biodegradable connector having an unthreaded hole substantially through the middle of the same size and alignment as the unthreaded hole in the second biodegradable base, allowing a device with the diameter and threading to mate with the second threaded hole in the first biodegradable base to pass through unobstructed,
• wherein the biodegradable connector threads into the first threaded hole of the first biodegradable base, and
• the diameter of the first threaded hole of the first biodegradable base is greater than the diameter of the second threaded hole of the first biodegradable base.