Patent ID: 8469877

Claim:
A surgical kit for treating urinary incontinence, the surgical kit comprising: a surgical implant for providing support to the urethra of the patient for treating urinary incontinence, the surgical implant including: a first anchor having an introducer aperture and including an anchor tip and a plurality of anchor features adapted for tissue fixation; a second anchor; and a sub-urethral support having first and second ends, the first and second anchors being connected to the first and second ends of the sub-urethral support; and an introducer for delivering the first tissue anchor to an anchoring site of the pelvis in association with a procedure for treating urinary incontinence, the introducer having a handle and a shaft secured to the handle, the shaft including a tip forming a recess that is centered on the longitudinal axis of the tip and configured to receive the first anchor such that a portion of the tip passes through the introducer aperture of the first anchor and extends distally from the anchor tip when the first soft tissue anchor is received in the recess.