Patent ID: 8047983

Claim:
A system for providing support to an anatomical structure of the pelvis, the system comprising: a surgical implant including: a first soft tissue anchor having a proximal end and a distal end, the first soft tissue anchor including a base, a plurality of barbs, and a tip, the first soft tissue anchor having an introducer aperture extending through the first soft tissue anchor from the base and out the tip; a second soft tissue anchor having a second introducer aperture; and a support having first and second ends, the first soft tissue anchor being connected to the first end of the support and the second soft tissue anchor being connected to the second end of the support; and an introducer having an elongate shaft and a handle, the elongate shaft having a proximal end at the handle and a distal end, the elongate shaft defining a narrowed portion toward the distal end of the elongate shaft that forms an abutment where the elongate shaft widens from the narrowed portion, the narrowed portion passing through the introducer aperture of the first soft tissue anchor such that the distal end of the elongate shaft protrudes from the distal end of the first soft tissue anchor and the first soft tissue anchor rests on the abutment to limit the first soft tissue anchor from moving further down the elongate shaft of the introducer.