Patent ID: 8956391
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for securing the portion of a suture anchor extending from a patient, comprising: a first piece including a base with a lower surface for abutting the exterior of the skin of the patient, said first piece further comprising a shaft extending from said base and connected to a bulbous head, said shaft including a wrapping area adapted to accommodate a wrapped suture portion, said head having a diameter larger than an outer diameter of said wrapping area of said shaft, said first piece having a lumen extending through said shaft and opening to said lower surface of said base; a second piece having an opening, said opening having a first lower portion with a first diameter approximately the same as said wrapping area of said shaft, and a second upper portion having a configuration flaring outward to accommodate said head, wherein said lumen is sized to permit a suture to be placed through and be slidable within said lumen, and wherein said second piece snaps onto said shaft of said first piece so that said second piece is maintained on said first piece with at least a portion of said second piece positioned around said wrapping area of said shaft.