Patent ID: 8679158

Claim:
A suture system adapted to be positioned in tissue comprising: a plurality of sutures, each suture having a first end and a second end; a body located between the first ends and the second ends of said plurality of sutures; a first plurality of barbs located on each of said suture of the plurality of sutures between the body and the first end; each of said first plurality of barbs oriented so as to permit movement of the suture in a direction of movement of the first end through tissue and prevent movement of the suture in a direction of movement of the second end through tissue; a second plurality of barbs located on each of said suture of the plurality of sutures between the body and the second end; each of said second plurality of barbs oriented so as to permit movement of the suture in a direction of movement of the second end through tissue and prevent movement of the suture in a direction of movement of the first end through tissue; and said body connecting together said sutures of said plurality of sutures.