Patent ID: 8388655

Claim:
A method of retaining a first tissue through the use of a line comprising a first locking portion and an end portion, and a line lock comprising a body that at least partially bounds a plurality of passageways, the method comprising: encircling the first tissue with a standing portion of the line, wherein the standing portion is positioned between the first locking portion and the end portion; coupling the end portion to the body; moving the first locking portion along a first pathway through at least two of the passageways; drawing the first locking portion along the first pathway along a first direction; and pressing a compressed section of the line against the body with a compression section of the first locking portion in response to tension tending to draw the first locking portion against the first direction, wherein coupling the end portion to the body comprises moving the end portion along a second pathway through at least two of the passageways and drawing the end portion along the second pathway along a second direction.