Patent ID: 11963702
Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a tether comprising a sliding knot;
a first bolster device coupled to the tether and configured to interface with a first bone; and
a second bolster device coupled to the tether, the second bolster device comprising:
a channel that receives the sliding knot;
a first aperture positioned at a first end of the channel; and
a second aperture positioned at the first end of the channel;
a bridge portion positioned at the first end of the channel between the first aperture and the second aperture, the bridge portion configured to abut the sliding knot; and
wherein a first portion of the tether extends into the channel via the first aperture, and wherein a second portion of the tether extends into the channel via the second aperture.