Secured strand end devices

A device configured for insertion into an anatomical structure, the device comprising:

• a plurality of strands, each strand including a strand portion on both sides of a strand bend, each of the strand portions having an end, the plurality of strands being woven to form a body having:
• a first body end;
• a second body end;
• and
• a body length between the first body end and the second body end;
• pairs of strand portion ends being secured together, each pair of secured strand portion ends forming a joint assembly that is spaced apart from each end of the body and wherein each joint assembly is positioned beneath a strand of the device that crosses over the secured strand portion ends at a strand crossing;
• wherein a length of each joint assembly along a longitudinal axis of the joint assembly is between 0.1 percent and 15 percent of the body length.