Patent ID: 8740937

Claim:
A suture lock for fixing strands of one or more sutures relative to tissue, the suture lock comprising: a suture strand; a locking pin having a main body and a grip formed at a distal tip of the main body, the main body defining a longitudinal axis, the grip extending radially from the main body and defining an annular edge, the grip including a leading surface located distally of the annular edge and a trailing surface located proximally of the annular edge, the leading surface being tapered from the annular edge towards the longitudinal axis; a retaining sleeve having a tubular body with an internal wall defining an internal passageway sized to receive the locking pin and its grip therein, the internal passageway having a uniform diameter along the longitudinal length of the tubular body; and the suture lock being operable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, the locking pin and the retaining sleeve being connected in the locked configuration and being separated in the unlocked configuration, the locking pin and the retaining sleeve sized and structured to compress the suture strand between the grip and the internal wall of the tubular body, and between the main body and the internal wall of the tubular body, in the locked configuration, the main body defining a reduced diameter portion proximal to the grip, the reduced diameter portion sized relative to the internal wall to not compress the suture strand between the reduced diameter portion and the internal wall.