Patent ID: 9277967
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: A61B,A61C,A61G,A61L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A grommet device comprising: a base structure having a base surface; a top structure having a top surface; a middle portion connected between the top structure and the base structure, wherein an aperture is positioned through the middle portion, the aperture having a central axis and having an interior space defined by an aperture sidewall extending from the base surface to the top surface; and a protruding structure affixed to a portion of the aperture sidewall at a first end and extending towards the central axis of the aperture along a protrusion axis, wherein the aperture is free from additional protruding structures, wherein the protruding structure intersects the central axis of the aperture, wherein the protrusion axis is substantially aligned with a length of the protruding structure from the first end to a second end, and wherein the second end of the protruding structure is flexibly movable in at least one direction that is both substantially perpendicular to the protrusion axis and substantially perpendicular to the central axis.