Patent ID: 11918199
Assignee: FREEHOLD SURGICAL, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 1:
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the retractor system is further characterized by:
a first configuration, wherein the knot (534) is disposed on a first side of the bore opposite, relative to the rod (514), an impinging structure of the lock (542), and is free to slide in a first direction away from the impinging structure when the cord first portion (530) is pulled, and the knot (534) is prevented from sliding in a second direction toward the impinging structure when the cord second portion (532) is pulled; and
a second configuration, wherein the knot (534) is disposed on a second side of the bore, relative to the rod, and on the same side of the bore as the impinging structure of the lock, and the knot (534) is free to slide in a second direction away from the impinging structure when the cord second portion (532) is pulled; wherein
the step of grasping and forcing the actuator (550) toward the tissue connector moves the lock (542) away from the rod (514), thereby permitting the knot (534) to move from the first side of the bore to the second side of the bore.