A non-bioabsorbable device designed to be implanted into ligaments or other soft tissues to serve as a site of attachment for surgical binding materials/implants (e.g., mesh, sutures); it is not intended to anchor soft tissues to bone, nor repair cartilage, and is not intended for ophthalmic use. It is typically a threaded screw-like device, and is made of a material that cannot be chemically degraded or absorbed via natural body processes (e.g., metal, polypropylene); it is intended to create a fixed anchor point and is not a suture-based fastening device such as a T-fastener. It is typically implanted with the use of a specialized disposable applicator which may be included.