Patent ID: 9566057
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A device for retaining a suture on a bodily wall, the device comprising: a base member having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a bore extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, the base member also including an internal recess in communication with the bore; a first jaw defining a first jaw surface and a second jaw defining a second jaw surface, the first and second jaws positioned within the internal recess of the base member, the first and second jaw surfaces position to engage a suture passing through the bore, at least one of the jaws being slidably mounted within the recess and biased towards the other jaw; and a key selectively attachable to the base member, the device including an unlocked configuration where the key is attached to the base member and extends through the bore and into the recess between the first and second jaws to space the first and second jaw surfaces apart from one another, the device including a locked configuration where the key is detached from the base member and removed from the recess such that the first and second jaws surfaces engage the suture passing through the bore to fix the position of the suture relative to the base member.