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1. A suture fastening device which comprises:
- a) a first member having a lengthwise extension defined by its longest side and including a base portion,first and second legs projecting from said base portion and extending lengthwise along the base portion,said first and second legs parallel to each other along the lengthwise direction of the base, and being resiliently biased toward a spaced apart position from each other and movable toward each other in response to force applied thereto; and
b) a second member having a lengthwise extension defined by its longest side, said second member having an aperture for receiving said first and second legs of said first member.
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Abstract
A suture fastening device which includes a first member having a base and two resilient elongated legs extending from the base. The legs are provided with barbs for snap fit engagement with an aperture in a second member, i.e., a retainer. The suture is held in serpentine fashion by positioning the suture transversely across both the legs and then locking the first member and the retainer.
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1. A suture fastening device which comprises:
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a) a first member having a lengthwise extension defined by its longest side and including a base portion, first and second legs projecting from said base portion and extending lengthwise along the base portion, said first and second legs parallel to each other along the lengthwise direction of the base, and being resiliently biased toward a spaced apart position from each other and movable toward each other in response to force applied thereto; and b) a second member having a lengthwise extension defined by its longest side, said second member having an aperture for receiving said first and second legs of said first member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for securing a suture, comprising:
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a) providing a suture fastening device including a first member having a base portion, and first and second legs projecting from said base portion and extending lengthwise along the base portion, said first and second legs being resiliently biased toward a spaced apart position from each other and movable toward each other in response to force applied thereto, and a second member having an aperture for receiving said first and second legs of said first member; b) positioning a suture transversely across both said first and second legs; c) moving said second member and said first member into engagement with each other such that said first and second legs and a portion of said suture are received into said aperture. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A suture fastening device, which comprises:
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a) a first member having a lengthwise extension defined by its longest side and including a base portion, first and second legs spaced apart from each other and projecting from said base portion, said first and second legs being resiliently biased to said spaced apart position and movable toward each other in response to a force applied thereto, and said first and second legs each having an inner side defining a gap therebetween, said gap having a longitudinal axis extending between first and second openings located at the ends of said longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis of the gap being substantially parallel to the lengthwise extension of the first member; and b) a second member having an aperture for receiving said first and second legs of said first member, said first and second members being relatively movable between an open position wherein said first and second members are relatively spaced apart from each other and a closed position wherein said first and second members are engaged. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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