Patent ID: 9192373
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A suture construct formed from a suture filament, comprising: an enclosed loop formed by first and second limbs of the suture filament, the enclosed loop including a collapsible snare formed from at least one of the first and second limbs; a coaxial region formed by a first terminal end of the suture filament being disposed within a volume of an intermediate portion of the suture filament, the coaxial region being configured such that the first terminal end of the suture filament does not pass out of the coaxial region; and a second terminal end, wherein the loop is disposed proximal of a first end of the coaxial region and the second terminal end is disposed distal of a second, opposite end of the coaxial region, wherein the collapsible snare includes a slidable knot such that a size of an opening defined by the snare is able to be decreased by moving the slidable knot away from the coaxial region and the size of the opening is able to be increased by moving the slidable knot towards the coaxial region.