Patent ID: 7867252
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A surgical tack for attaching a material to tissue comprising: a head having a drive thread formed on an outer surface thereof, wherein the drive thread is configured to prevent threaded engagement of the head into tissue; a barrel portion extending from the head and having a tissue engaging thread formed on an outer surface thereof and extending substantially along an entire length of the barrel portion, wherein a distal end of the drive thread and a proximal end of the tissue engaging thread define a gap therebetween, wherein the proximal end of the tissue engaging thread is in the same plane as the distal end of the drive thread and the plane is substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the barrel portion, wherein the drive thread and the tissue engaging thread are formed in a same first direction; and a throughbore extending through the head and barrel portion for receipt of a drive tool.