Patent ID: 8790356
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of transfacial suturing, the method comprising acts of: (a) delivering a suture assembly into an abdominal cavity of a patient, the suture assembly including a suture anchor, a force distribution member and a suture connected to the suture anchor and the force distribution member, the suture anchor being spaced a distance from the force distribution member with a length of the suture therebetween; (b) passing the suture anchor, from within the abdominal cavity, through a soft tissue repair prosthetic provided in the abdominal cavity and then through at least a part of the abdominal wall with the force distribution member being maintained in the abdominal cavity; (c) positioning the suture anchor outside the abdominal cavity and below the skin surface; and (d) tightening the suture assembly, from outside the abdominal cavity, by reducing the distance between the suture anchor and the force distribution member.