Method of attaching a surgical suture inside of a pelvis

A method of attaching a surgical suture inside of a pelvis, the method comprising:

• providing a surgical suture fixation system comprising an anchor delivery guide having a sidewall, with a distal end portion of the anchor delivery guide having a channel formed in the sidewall;
• and an anchor deployment component movable relative to the anchor delivery guide;
• providing an anchor having a pointed leading end;
• a first spine having a leading surface that extends away from the pointed leading end, with the leading surface terminating at a spine point, and a curved trailing surface extending from the spine point to a body of the anchor;
• and an eyelet located on an eyelet end of the anchor opposite from the pointed leading end;
• inserting the anchor into the anchor delivery guide and locating the first spine of the anchor within the channel formed in the sidewall of the anchor delivery guide;
• allowing ends of a suture to trail out of the channel of the anchor delivery guide, where the suture is engaged with the eyelet of the anchor;
• inserting the anchor and the anchor delivery guide into a vaginal incision;
• guiding the anchor delivery guide through the vaginal incision to a sacrospinous ligament;
• locating the anchor delivery guide at the sacrospinous ligament with a finger;
• and
• moving the anchor deployment component relative to the anchor delivery guide, pushing the pointed leading end of the anchor out of the anchor delivery guide and into the sacrospinous ligament, and engaging the first spine of the anchor with the sacrospinous ligament.