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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Syntorr Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Daniel L. Martin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
SYNTORR INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2005.12); D04B 1/22 (2005.12); D04B 21/20 (2005.12); D04C 1/12 (2005.12); A61B 17/00 (2005.12); A61F 2/06 (2012.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06166 (2012.12); D04B 1/22 (2012.12); D04B 21/202 (2012.12); D04C 1/12 (2012.12); A61B 2017/00526 (2012.12); A61B 2017/06171 (2012.12); A61B 2017/06185 (2012.12); A61F 2/06 (2012.12); A61F 2002/065 (2012.12); D10B 2509/04 (2012.12);
Abstract
A method of suturing includes: (1) wrapping a first segment of a suture through a traction loop; (2) pulling the traction loop and the first segment through an opening in a suture lock; (3) continuing to pull the traction loop such that a second segment of the suture extends through the opening, wherein the second segment has a greater denier than the first segment such that the second segment more nearly fills an entire dimension of the opening than the first segment; and (4) locking the suture in place with the second segment in the opening.