| abstract |
Surgical fasteners, including tasks are disclosed for fastening a surgical mesh to underlying tissue during surgical procedures to repair body tissue, such as in hernia repair. Such tacks can include a head (16), a elongated body portion (12) having a distal end and a proximal end (14), and an archoring element (24) on an outer surface of the body portion for inhibiting the removal of the tack from the mesh and body tissue. |