A device for delivering a plurality of surgical fasteners, one at a time, into tissue of a patient, the device comprising: a handle including a trigger, the trigger comprising a geared face; a shaft extending from the handle and dimensioned for insertion into a patient's abdomen through a trocar placed in an incision in the abdomen; an applicator section at a distal end of the shaft; a first and a second slot wheel (115, 119) disposed within the handle, the slot wheels engaged with the geared face of the trigger via a gear mechanism, wherein rotation of the slot wheels is driven by the geared face; a first slot on the first slot wheel and a second slot on the second slot wheel; a first translator bar with a first pin fixed in the first slot and a second translator bar with a second pin fixed in the second slot; a first push rod linked to the first translator bar and a second push rod linked to the second translator bar; a plurality of fasteners disposed within the applicator section, each of the plurality of fasteners formed as a single piece comprising a hook at one end and a loop at the other end; and a loop insertion member and a hook insertion member operably coupled to the trigger via the respective first and second push rods, wherein the device is configured such that when the trigger is squeezed, the slot wheels rotate, causing: the first translator bar to push the loop insertion member into engagement with the loop of a first fastener of the plurality of fasteners and carry the loop through the patient's tissue, the second translator bar to push the hook insertion member to engage the hook of the first fastener, carry the hook through the tissue, and pass the hook through the loop, thereby locking the first fastener into a closed loop in the tissue while the loop remains engaged by the loop insertion member, and the loop insertion member and the hook insertion member to retract into the applicator section leaving the closed first fastener in the tissue, characterized in that the loop insertion member comprises a distal tip that defines a pair of prongs configured to be inserted into a recess at a distal end of the loop of the fastener. a handle including a trigger, the trigger comprising a geared face; a shaft extending from the handle and dimensioned for insertion into a patient's abdomen through a trocar placed in an incision in the abdomen; an applicator section at a distal end of the shaft; a first and a second slot wheel (115, 119) disposed within the handle, the slot wheels engaged with the geared face of the trigger via a gear mechanism, wherein rotation of the slot wheels is driven by the geared face; a first slot on the first slot wheel and a second slot on the second slot wheel; a first translator bar with a first pin fixed in the first slot and a second translator bar with a second pin fixed in the second slot; a first push rod linked to the first translator bar and a second push rod linked to the second translator bar; a plurality of fasteners disposed within the applicator section, each of the plurality of fasteners formed as a single piece comprising a hook at one end and a loop at the other end; and a loop insertion member and a hook insertion member operably coupled to the trigger via the respective first and second push rods, wherein the device is configured such that when the trigger is squeezed, the slot wheels rotate, causing: the first translator bar to push the loop insertion member into engagement with the loop of a first fastener of the plurality of fasteners and carry the loop through the patient's tissue, the second translator bar to push the hook insertion member to engage the hook of the first fastener, carry the hook through the tissue, and pass the hook through the loop, thereby locking the first fastener into a closed loop in the tissue while the loop remains engaged by the loop insertion member, and the loop insertion member and the hook insertion member to retract into the applicator section leaving the closed first fastener in the tissue, the first translator bar to push the loop insertion member into engagement with the loop of a first fastener of the plurality of fasteners and carry the loop through the patient's tissue, the second translator bar to push the hook insertion member to engage the hook of the first fastener, carry the hook through the tissue, and pass the hook through the loop, thereby locking the first fastener into a closed loop in the tissue while the loop remains engaged by the loop insertion member, and the loop insertion member and the hook insertion member to retract into the applicator section leaving the closed first fastener in the tissue, characterized in that the loop insertion member comprises a distal tip that defines a pair of prongs configured to be inserted into a recess at a distal end of the loop of the fastener.