Patent ID: 6409743
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A device for securing one or more elongated members, comprising:a collar having a C-shape, said collar being disposed about a central region, said central region extending along a central axis for containing at least a portion of said elongated members aligned with said central axis, wherein said collar extends circumferentially between two end portions, said collar having an innermost surface and an outermost surface, said surfaces extending between said end portions, said collar being resilient so that after cessation of a deforming force, said collar returns to substantially said C-shape, is made of a flexible, fusible material, and wherein said collar is deformable into a nominally closed position so that said end portions of said collar overlap so that regions of said innermost surface and said outermost surface are opposite each other forming overlapping portions, wherein the surfaces of said overlapping portions are substantially smooth and wherein the amount of overlapping is selectively adjustable and wherein said overlapping portions of said collar are adapted to fuse to each other around said central region upon application of sufficient energy to at least one of said overlapping portions of said collar.