Patent ID: 8100923

Claim:
A suture securing device comprising: an outer body member having a lumen extending therethrough between a proximal end and a spaced apart distal end, the lumen defining a suture path through the outer body member, the outer body member comprising at least one recessed portion on an exterior surface of the outer body member at the distal end thereof, a peripheral distal end of the outer body member comprising a proximally facing ledge; a substantially planar inner wedge member axially insertable into the proximal end of the outer body member to secure a portion of a suture between the substantially planar inner wedge member and an interior surface of the outer body member, the substantially planar inner wedge member including at least one projection formed thereon, the substantially planar inner wedge member, including the at least one projection, being sized and shaped to be received within the lumen and not contact an inner wall of the lumen distal the proximal end of the outer body member; an outer tube having a proximal end and a distal end, the outer body member being removably disposed within the distal end of the outer tube, a proximal portion of the substantially planar inner wedge member being removably disposed within the outer tube proximal to the outer body member; and a pusher member slidably disposed within the outer tube to push the substantially planar inner wedge member into the outer body member.