A TISSUE ANCHOR

An implantable support includes a tissue support material having sutures engaged with the support material and anchors engaged with the sutures. Each anchor has a body, a fin extending from the body in a first direction with an eyelet formed in the fin, a pair of radial barrels extending from the body in a radial direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a gripping tab removably attached to the fin. Each of the sutures is threaded through both the anchor assembly and the support material to form a continuous closed loop of suture with trailing end portions of each suture being brought together and maintained within a conduit. At least the ends of the suture are welded together to form a break pad that maintains the ends of the continuous closed loop of suture in an organized fashion until the continuous closed loop of suture is separated at the break pad.