Patent ID: 11903578
Assignee: LSI SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A suture fastener configured to receive one or more portions of suture, the fastener comprising;
a sleeve extending from a first end to a second end along a fastener axis, the sleeve comprising:
one or more external surfaces; and
one or more internal surfaces that define a bore that extends from the first end to the second end of the sleeve, wherein the bore has a first undeformed shape, and wherein the one or more portions of suture are configured to extend through the bore of the sleeve; and

a base portion integrally formed with the sleeve at the second end of the sleeve such that the base portion and the sleeve are a single, unitary part, the base portion having (a) a width that extends along a first base axis that is normal to the fastener axis and (b) a length that extends along a second base axis that is normal to each of the fastener axis and the first base axis, wherein the length of the base portion is greater than the width of the base portion,
wherein one or more portions of the sleeve are configured to be deformed such that the bore changes from the first undeformed shape to a second deformed shape in which one or more portions of the one or more internal surfaces retains the one or more portions of suture within the bore, and
wherein at least a portion of a bottom surface of the base portion is configured to contact a first portion of tissue after the one or more portions of the sleeve are deformed such that the suture fastener is biased to pivot about the second base axis when securing the suture.