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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2023
Lsi Solutions, Inc., Victor, NY (US);
Jude S. Sauer, Pittsford, NY (US);
LSI Solutions, Inc., Victor, NY (US);
Abstract
A suture fastening assembly includes a central hub having a base portion having an aperture that extends therethrough and a base securing surface that extends along a base securing ramp extending along an axis that forms an acute angle with an axis of the central hub. The assembly also includes a locking collar configured to be coupled to the central hub, the locking collar including a collar securing ramp having a collar securing surface that extends along a collar ramp axis forming an acute angle with the hub axis. When a segment of suture is disposed through the aperture of the base portion and when the locking collar is secured to the central hub, a first portion of the suture is engaged by portions of the base securing surface and a second portion of the suture is engaged by portions of the collar securing surface.