Patent ID: 9706985
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical suture restriction system, comprising: a carrier having a base portion, and an extended platform portion, the extended platform portion extending from a surface of the base portion, the extended platform portion defining a cavity portion, the extended platform portion having a first side and a second side, wherein a distance between the first side and the second side define a width of the extended platform portion, the carrier including a longitudinal pin extending through the extended platform portion, a portion of the longitudinal pin being disposed within the cavity portion, the longitudinal pin having a length greater than the width of the extended platform portion such that the longitudinal pin extends beyond the first side and the second side, the carrier having a first end defined on the base portion, the first end defining a first suture aperture, the carrier having a second end defined on the extended platform portion, the second end defining a second suture aperture, the carrier having a lumen extending between the first suture aperture and the second suture aperture; at least one suture insertable around the longitudinal pin through the first suture aperture, and through the second suture aperture, the at least one suture including a suture knot; and wherein the carrier is free to slide in a first direction along a length of the at least one suture and the knot engages to restrict movement of the carrier in a second direction opposite the first direction.