Patent ID: 8777969

Claim:
A tack system, comprising: a surgical instrument including a tubular body portion having a lumen extending therethrough, wherein the tubular body portion projects radially inward; and at least one surgical tack loaded into the lumen of the tubular body portion of the surgical instrument, each tack including: a head having a proximal surface and a distal surface, the head defines an outer terminal rim dimensioned for receipt in the lumen of the tubular body of the surgical instrument, the head including at least two notches formed in the outer terminal rim thereof, wherein the at least two notches receive and distribute rotational forces exerted on the head by the radially inward projecting body portion of the tubular body as the tubular body rotates; a body portion extending from the distal surface of head, the body portion including a blunt distal-most end; and at least one anchoring element provided on ail outer surface of the body portion for inhibiting the removal of the tack from body tissue, the anchoring element commencing at a distance spaced from the blunt distal-most end of the at least one body portion and terminating at a distance spaced from the distal surface of the head.