Patent ID: 8777987

Claim:
A suture for use in a procedure applied to tissue comprising: an elongated body having a first end and a second end; and a plurality of retainers arranged along a portion of the elongated body, each retainer being formed by a cut into the elongated body and each retainer having a tissue penetrating end; wherein the retainers substantially yield to motion of the elongated body within the tissue when the elongated body is drawn in a first direction and resist motion of the elongated body within the tissue when the elongated body is drawn in a second direction opposite the first direction; and wherein the retainers include an exterior surface and an interior surface, the exterior surface extending from a periphery of the elongated body and the interior surface being formed by said cut, and the interior surface having at least two facets; wherein at least two of the at least two facets converge to form a line, the line running in the same direction as the first direction; and wherein the cut terminates at an apex located within the outer dimension of the elongated body as defined by locations in which no cut is present.