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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2019
Muffin Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Shaun Davis Gittard, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
John C. Sigmon, Jr., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Gregory James Hardy, Asheville, NC (US);
Michelle Martinez, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Vihar C. Surti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jeremy T. Newkirk, West Lafayette, IN (US);
William J. Havel, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Neal E. Fearnot, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Muffin Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
Among other things, there are shown embodiments of locking mechanisms for holding sutures in tension. Such devices may be used with implants that use or require sutures, and are easily locked remotely. In particular embodiments, a lock includes a housing member, a pin member at least partially within the housing member, and a spring biasing the pin member into the housing member. The pin member includes a gripping portion, and has a retracted condition and a locked condition. When retracted, a suture can move through the housing member and around the gripping portion of the pin member. When locked, the gripping portion of the pin member engages the suture and presses it against the interior of the housing member.