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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
May. 09, 2005
Applicants:
T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);
M. Mary Sinnott, Logan, UT (US);
Inventors:
T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);
M. Mary Sinnott, Logan, UT (US);
Assignee:
Medicine Lodge, Inc., Logan, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/82 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01); F16G 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A line lock includes a body at least partially bounding two passageways that cooperate to receive a locking portion of a line such as a suture in such a manner that the locking portion can only be drawn through the passageways along one direction. A second suture locking portion may also received by the passageways, or by one of the two passageways in combination with a third passageway. The body may have an elongated, compact shape that is easily implantable in the body.