Patent ID: 6364897
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A method of positioning an anchor member relative to body tissue, said method comprising the steps of providing a tubular member, said step of providing a tubular member includes providing a tubular member having a plurality of wires which extend along a passage in the tubular member, inserting the tubular member into body tissue by piercing the body tissue with an end portion of the tubular member and moving at least a portion of the tubular member through an opening formed in the body tissue by piercing the body tissue with the end portion of the tubular member, moving the anchor member along a passage in the tubular member, said step of moving the anchor member along the passage in the tubular member includes sliding the anchor member along the wires, and moving the anchor member out of the passage in the tubular member into the body tissue.