Patent ID: 9700304
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A filament implant system comprising: an insertion needle comprising an elongated body defining a longitudinal axis and having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end of said elongated body comprising a penetrating tip and a recess, wherein said recess comprises an opening proximate said penetrating tip and longitudinally extends into said elongated body; and a filament comprising a hooked portion and a trailing portion, said hooked portion being hooked onto said distal end of said elongated body such that said trailing portion longitudinally extends into said recess, wherein said hooked portion of said filament is engaged with said insertion needle when said insertion needle is advanced into tissue distally along said longitudinal axis, and wherein said hooked portion of said filament is automatically disengaged from said insertion needle when said insertion needle is withdrawn from said tissue proximally along said longitudinal axis.