Patent ID: 8114099

Claim:
A mesh anchor for penetrating tissue and fixating mesh having a longitudinal axis comprising: a head section with a distal surface and a proximal surface perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the head section defining an outer circumference having opposing rotational force transmitting recesses and opposing longitudinal stabilizing structures, each of the rotational force transmitting recesses defining at least one surface that extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, each of the longitudinal stabilizing structures defining opposing surfaces that extend longitudinally along the outer circumference of the head section and radially outward along a perimeter of the outer circumference of the head section, each of the opposing surfaces of the stabilizing structures configured to provide reaction forces in both a longitudinal direction and a radial direction, the radial direction being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the head section including threads extending from the opposing longitudinal stabilizing structures, a truncated body section having a proximal end and a distal end and a length, the proximal end of which is attached to the distal surface of the head, wherein the body section defines a surface, and threads extending from the surface of the body section, the threads having a root diameter and a substantially constant thread angle along an entire length thereof to define substantially parallel threads, and wherein the threads extend distally beyond the truncated body section.