Patent ID: 11896475
Assignee: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical implant, comprising:
a body having a plurality of thru-holes formed therein;
a first suture filament extending through the body and configured to form:
a self-locking knot, the self-locking knot defining a collapsible opening that is located on a top side of the body, and
one or more coils arranged such that each coil is formed as a result of the suture filament being disposed through at least two of the plurality of thru-holes of the body such that a portion of each coil is disposed on the top side of the body and a portion of each coil is disposed on a bottom side of the body, and
a second suture filament extending longitudinally through the body, wherein the self-locking knot has:
a first portion of the first suture filament that is intermediate a first terminal end thereof and the one or more coils, is disposed on the top side of the body and extending through the collapsible opening from a first side of the opening, and
a second portion of the first suture filament that is intermediate a second terminal end thereof and the one or more coils disposed on the top side of the body and passed through the collapsible opening from a second, opposite side of the opening, and

wherein the collapsible opening is configured to collapse and move toward the body when tension is applied to at least one of the first and second terminal ends.