Patent ID: 8777965

Claim:
A method for laparoscopically repairing a hernia defect in a patient, comprising: grasping a first region of tissue on a first side of the hernia defect with a laparoscopic tool; piercing through the grasped first region of tissue with a needle; deploying a first tissue anchor from the needle; withdrawing the needle from the first region of tissue; grasping a second region of tissue on a second side of the hernia defect with the laparoscopic tool; piercing through the grasped second region of tissue with the needle; deploying a second tissue anchor from the needle, with the second tissue anchor connected to the first tissue anchor via a suture; withdrawing the needle from the second region of tissue; tensioning the suture and moving the first and second tissue anchors towards each other to draw the first and second regions of tissue towards each other; and sliding a locking mechanism along the suture to prevent the tissue anchors from moving away from each other.