Patent ID: 7993368

Claim:
A non-locking suture clip comprising: a plug that is adapted to be implanted within a human body, the plug having a head and a shaft extending distally from the head, the shaft having a first diameter and the head having a shoulder with a second diameter greater than the first diameter, the shaft having a tapered distal end that tapers inwardly in a direction extending away from the head; and a ring that is adapted to be implanted within the human body, the ring being continuous and having an inner annular wall defining a through aperture extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the ring, the through aperture having an aperture diameter greater than the first diameter and less than the second diameter, the shoulder adapted to contact an end of the ring to prevent insertion of the head into the through aperture, wherein an axial vacancy is located between the shaft and the annular wall when the shaft is inserted into the through aperture and the shoulder contacts the end of the ring, the axial vacancy adapted to receive a suture therein, the plug and the ring having a non-locking arrangement wherein the plug and the ring do not lock together when the shaft is inserted into the through aperture without the suture located in the axial vacancy.