Patent ID: 9687223
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A tissue anchor system comprising: a support material; a suture engaged with the support material; an anchor comprising a body, a fin extending from the body in a first direction with an eyelet formed in the fin, a pair of radial barrels extending from the body in a radial direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a gripping tab removably attached to the fin, with the suture engaged with the eyelet of the fin, wherein the gripping tab is removed from the fin prior to insertion of the anchor into tissue; and an introducer having a cannula defining a bore sized to receive the body of the anchor and a slot formed in a wall of the cannula, with the slot sized to receive the fin of the anchor, and an ejection mechanism provided to eject the anchor out of the cannula.