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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
May. 18, 2010
David Caborn, Goshen, KY (US);
Dennis Mcdevitt, Raleigh, NC (US);
Akbar Nawab, Louisville, KY (US);
Vincent Novak, Longmont, CO (US);
David Caborn, Goshen, KY (US);
Dennis McDevitt, Raleigh, NC (US);
Akbar Nawab, Louisville, KY (US);
Vincent Novak, Longmont, CO (US);
Liavatec Corporation, Largo, FL (US);
Abstract
A method for securing a first object to a second object, the method comprising providing a suture and a plurality of cleats slidably mounted on the suture; passing one end of the suture and a first cleat through the first object and the second object; tensioning the suture so as to secure the suture to the first cleat; passing a subsequent portion of the suture and a second cleat through the first object and the second object; and tensioning the suture so as to secure the suture to the second cleat.