Patent ID: 11867223
Assignee: BRIJJIT MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  A  B  E  Y | IPC A  B  E  F

Claim 0:
1. A fixation device for securing a linear element to a workpiece, the fixation device comprising:
a contact component configured to be engaged against a workpiece, wherein the contact component comprises a receptacle;
an opening configured to receive a linear element; and
a fixation component configured to secure a portion of the linear element to the fixation device, wherein the fixation component is connected to, and extends away from, the contact component, and wherein the fixation component is configured to be bent into engagement with the receptacle of the contact component so that an angle defined between the fixation component and the contact component is reduced to reduce a height of the fixation device,
wherein the receptacle is configured to receive at least a portion of the fixation component in response to the fixation component being bent into engagement with the receptacle, and
the fixation device is configured so the receptacle applies compressive force on at least the portion of the fixation component in response to at least the portion of the fixation component being positioned in the receptacle.