Surgical implant with anchor introducer channel

In combination, a surgical implant for treating female urinary incontinence and an introducer tool for inserting the implant into a patient, comprising:

• a surgical implant, including:
• a suburethral support having first and second opposite ends;
• first and second soft tissue anchors connected to the first and second opposite ends of the suburethral support, each anchor having:
• a central portion with a proximal end;
• a conical tip on a distal end of the central portion, the tip having a truncated distal end, a proximal shoulder, and an introducing tool tip-receiving bore extending from the proximal shoulder through the truncated distal end;
• and
• a plurality of projections extending from the central portion at longitudinally spaced locations along a length of the central portion between the proximal and distal ends;
• and
• a filamentary member extending between the proximal end of the first soft tissue anchor and the first end of the suburethral support and engaged with a plurality of openings in the suburethral support to connect the anchor to the support and enable the position of the anchor with respect to the support to be adjusted;
• and
• an introducer tool, including:
• a handle;
• and
• an elongate and curved body extending from the handle, including:
• a narrowed portion on a distal end of the body, the narrowed portion sized to extend through the bore in the tip of at least one of the first and second anchors;
• an abutment on a proximal end of the narrowed portion for engaging the proximal shoulder on the anchor;
• and
• a tip on a distal end of the narrowed portion that extends beyond the truncated distal end of the tip of the anchor when the narrowed portion of the housing extends through the bore in the tip of the anchor.