| abstract |
An anchoring device, such as a suture, having a loop with barbs disposed along a surface is provided. A system for securing tissue, the suture having a proximal portion, an elongated body, and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion of the suture ends in a loop. And at least a portion of the loop 14 comprises a plurality of barbs 18 and the suture comprises a suture comprising a surgical pledget disposed about the elongate body 10 adjacent to the proximal portion of the loop. The proximal portion of the suture is configured to be inserted into the tissue at the penetration point; the suture is threaded through the tissue so that the elongated body is pulled through the penetration point to the surgical pledget. And the suture is configured to be secured within the tissue. [Selection] Figure 3 |