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  • Compact line locks and methods
    Patent number: 7722644
    Abstract: A line lock includes a body at least partially bounding two passageways that cooperate to receive a locking portion of a line such as a suture in such a manner that the locking portion can only be drawn through the passageways along one direction. A second suture locking portion may also received by the passageways, or by one of the two passageways in combination with a third passageway. The body may have an elongated, compact shape that is easily implantable in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Medicine Lodge, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, M. Mary Sinnott