Patent ID: 7686831
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of securing a suture, comprising the steps of: a. inserting the suture through a passageway into a body of a patient; b. inserting the suture into and back out of tissue; c. tying a knot along a length of the suture, wherein the step of tying includes applying a knotting element to the suture in a manner holding the suture together and wherein the knotting element includes a suture hooking device including a cap and an outside collar, the cap being shaped and dimensioned to fit within the outside collar, the cap further includes opposed downwardly extending extension arms, and the method of tying the knot includes twisting the cap wherein the opposed downward extending arms provide for wrapping the suture about the cap while rotating the cap and fixing the cap within the outside collar securing the suture in a knotted arrangement; and d. fusing the knot.