Patent ID: 7717929
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device to close an incision, comprising: an inner member; an outer member; and a first suture connected to the inner member and the outer member, wherein a first portion of said first suture is embedded within a second portion of said first suture; at least one suture portion of a second suture, which is embedded in said second portion of said first suture along a length of and adjacent to said first portion of the first suture, to retain the outer member in place when the outer member is slid over said at least one suture portion of said second suture and said first portion of the first suture, wherein said at least one suture portion of said second suture is not part of the first suture, wherein the at least one suture portion of the second suture is a multi-filament suture.