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Suture collet

  • US 6,086,608 A
  • Filed: 01/14/1997
  • Issued: 07/11/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A suture securing device, comprising:

  • an outer member including a suture receiving passage extending therethrough between an open proximal end of the outer member and an open distal end of the outer member, said outer member including a first locking element, andan inner member configured for distal insertion within said suture receiving passage, said inner member including a second locking element, said first and second locking elements configured to lockingly engage each other at a plurality of positions along a longitudinal axis of said passage to lock said inner member to said outer member at a selected one of said positions such that said inner member resists movement proximally relative to said outer member,said inner member and said outer member constructed to secure a suture therebetween.

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