Patent ID: 11944288
Assignee: COLOPLAST A/S
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A fixation device comprising:
a tissue anchor comprising a pointed distal end adapted to penetrate tissue, a barb adapted to engage the tissue, and an eyelet sized to receive a strand of suture; and
a tab connected to the tissue anchor, with the tab having a distal side opposed to a proximal side and a superior side opposed to an inferior side, and a break wedge connecting the tab to a proximal portion of the tissue anchor, where the break wedge is adapted to allow the tab to be snapped apart from the tissue anchor;
wherein the tab comprises a sled comprising a first flange coplanar with the inferior side of the tab and projecting in a first lateral direction away from a first face of the tab, and a second flange coplanar with the inferior side of the tab and projecting in a second lateral direction away from a second face of the tab.