Patent ID: 8777837

Claim:
In combination, an insertion tool and an implant, the implant comprising a support portion, an extension portion, and a self-fixating tip connected to the extension portion, the self-fixating tip comprising an aperture, the insertion tool comprising: a handle and a needle extending from the handle, the needle comprising a needle shaft having a proximal end attached to the handle and a distal end that includes a needle tip, the needle tip comprises an aperture that allows passage of a guide and guided relative movement of the needle tip along the guide, wherein the needle tip engages the-fixating tip to allow the needle to push the self-fixating tip for surgical implantation, wherein, when the needle tip engages the self-fixating tip, the guide can pass through the aperture of the needle and the aperture of the self-fixating tip, and wherein the aperture of the needle exits a surface of the needle shaft at a location distal to the needle shaft proximal end.