Patent ID: 8894687

Claim:
A coupling assembly for use in surgical constructs, comprising: a first body and a second body; one of the first body and the second body including a male member and an other of the first body and the second body including a female member, the male member being sized and shaped to be received within the female member and the female member having an internal bore sized and shaped to receive the male member therein; a raised portion formed on or attached to the male member; the female member being cylindrical in shape and including an outer portion having a length coincident with a length of the internal bore of the female member; an area of decreased diameter associated with the internal bore of the female member, the area of decreased diameter being adjustably positionable along the length of the internal bore of the female member; the first and second bodies being coupleable to one another by an interference fit when the raised portion of the male member is positioned within the area of decreased diameter associated with the internal bore of the female member.