Patent ID: 7566339

Claim:
A system for retaining tissue, the system comprising: a line lock comprising a body at least partially bounding a plurality of passageways; and a suture routed through the passageways such that a first locking portion of the suture is able to be drawn along a pathway through at least some of the passageways fully bounded by the body, along only one direction along the pathway defined by the routing of the suture, wherein the first locking portion is routed through the passageways such that a first compression section of the first locking portion presses another part of the first locking portion against the line lock in response to tension urging the first locking portion to move through the passageways opposite to the one direction; wherein the suture is further routed through the passageways such that a second locking portion of the suture is able to be drawn through at least some of the passageways substantially along only a second direction, wherein the second locking portion is spaced apart from the first locking portion.