Patent ID: 8597311

Claim:
A surgical fastener for securing a surgical mesh material to body tissue, comprising: a pair of anchors, each anchor including: a conical body portion having an enlarged proximal end and a pointed distal tip; and a helical thread extending radially from the conical body portion, wherein the helical thread of each anchor increases in a radial direction as the helical thread advances proximally from the pointed distal tip to the enlarged proximal end of the anchor; and an arcuate tooth projecting radially outward from a proximal end of the helical thread, the arcuate tooth being oriented such that a curve defined by the arcuate tooth inhibits rotation of the surgical fastener; and a flexible tether interconnecting the pair of anchors to enable freedom of movement of the anchors in multiple directions relative to one another, the tether passing through the proximal ends of the body portions of the anchors.