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US 10,631,853 · App. 15/726,721 · Granted Apr 28, 2020

Suture securing tube and assembly thereof

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,631,853
App. No.
15/726,721
Filed
Oct 6, 2017
Granted
Apr 28, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3771
USPC
606/148
Abstract

A distal tip for a suture securing tube is disclosed. The distal tip has a flared distal end and a distal opening in the flared distal end. The distal tip also has a tube interface opening in a proximal end. The distal tip further has a channel coupling the distal opening to the tube interface opening. The distal tip also has one or more crimp windows.

Claims (16)

1. A distal tip for a suture securing tube, comprising:

a flared distal end;

a distal opening in the flared distal end;

a tube interface opening in a proximal end;

a channel coupling the distal opening to the tube interface opening; and

one or more crimp windows adjacent to the proximal end of the distal tip and in communication between an outer surface of the distal tip and the channel.

2. The distal tip of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more crimp directors adjacent to the one or more crimp windows.

3. The distal tip of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more anchor channels adjacent to the proximal end of the distal tip.

4. The distal tip of claim 3 , wherein the one or more anchor channels are not parallel to a longitudinal axis of the distal tip.

5. The distal tip of claim 3 , further comprising a first anchor channel and a second anchor channel wherein the first anchor channel intersects the second anchor channel.

6. The distal tip of claim 1 , further comprising threads on an outer surface of the proximal end of the distal tip.

7. The distal tip of claim 1 , further comprising threads on an inner surface of the flared distal end of the distal tip.

8. The distal tip of claim 1 , further comprising a protrusion on an outer surface of the proximal end of the distal tip.

9. The distal tip of claim 1 , further comprising a detent on an inner surface of the flared distal end of the distal tip.