#$%^&*AU2009200741B220140918.pdf#####ANCHORING SUTURE Abstract A medical device having an elongate body (10) having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion of the elongate body (10) terminating in a free end; 5 the distal portion of the elongate body (10) terminating in a loop (14). The loop (14) further includes a first plurality of anchors (18a, 18b) disposed along a surface of the loop (14).