Patent ID: 6105218
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: A61M,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A fastener for engaging an elongate element, comprising:first and second separable members, each member including first and second complementary shaped partial-cylindrical portions formed on a facing side thereof,wherein the first and second partial-cylindrical portions of the first member have outside dimensions that are complementarily dimensioned with respect to inside dimensions of the first and second partial-cylindrical portions of the second member, so that the first and second partial-cylindrical portions of the first member selectively engage and nest within the first and second partial-cylindrical portions of the second member when the facing side of the first and second members are positioned towards each other, thereby forming a rotatable pivot point for said first and second members when the first partial-cylindrical portions of the first and second members are nested,and wherein the elongate element is engaged between the first and second members of the fastener by an engagement area formed when one of the first and second partial-cylindrical portions are nested.