Patent ID: 8652216
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for introducing an implant into soft tissue of a patient, the device comprising: a tissue-penetrating member configured to enter a volume of patient tissue through an entry point and to exit said volume of patient tissue through an exit point spaced from said entry point, said tissue-penetrating member having a leading end and a trailing end and providing a receiving space for receipt of an implant body portion for carrying said implant body portion into said volume of patient tissue; an implant having an implant body portion removably received in said receiving space and configured for deployment from said receiving space in said volume of patient tissue so as to remain deployed in said volume of patient tissue along a passageway traversed by said tissue-penetrating member; and wherein said implant includes an enlarged head portion configured to remain external of said receiving space and being sized and shaped to inhibit passage of the enlarged head portion through said volume of patient tissue.