Patent ID: 8257366

Claim:
A digital suture fixation system comprising: an anchor comprising a leading end configured to penetrate tissue and a trailing end that is configured to resist removal of the leading end of the anchor from the tissue; an introducer that is attachable to a finger of a person such that at least a distal tip of the finger is available to palpate tissue and identify a landmark within a patient; and a delivery device attached to the introducer, the anchor removably attached to the delivery device; wherein the anchor is exposed on an exterior of the delivery device and the delivery device is positioned to allow the finger to push the anchor into the landmark; wherein the delivery device comprises a U-shaped dock including a shelf that is spaced away from a surface of the introducer and the anchor comprises a flange configured to be retained between the shelf and the surface of the introducer, the anchor is removable from the dock by sliding the flange past the shelf.