Fixation device for securing a linear element to a workpiece
AssigneeBrijjit Medical, Inc.
InventorFelmont F. Eaves, III
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Abstract
A fixation device for securing a linear element to a workpiece includes a contact component and a fixation component. The contact component typically includes (i) a first contact surface for application to a workpiece and (ii) a first opening for receiving a linear element. The fixation component typically secures a portion of the linear element on a side of the first contact component opposite the first contact surface. The fixation component engages the contact component to prevent passage of the linear element's secured portion through the workpiece when a tension is applied to the linear element in a direction opposite the contact surface.
Claims24
A fixation device for securing a linear element to a workpiece, the fixation device comprising:
- a contact component configured to be engaged against a workpiece, wherein the contact component comprises a receptacle;
- an opening configured to receive a linear element;
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- a fixation component configured to secure a portion of the linear element to the fixation device, wherein the fixation component is connected to, and extends away from, the contact component, and wherein the fixation component is configured to be bent into engagement with the receptacle of the contact component so that an angle defined between the fixation component and the contact component is reduced to reduce a height of the fixation device,
- wherein the receptacle is configured to receive at least a portion of the fixation component in response to the fixation component being bent into engagement with the receptacle, and
- the fixation device is configured so the receptacle applies compressive force on at least the portion of the fixation component in response to at least the portion of the fixation component being positioned in the receptacle.
A fixation device for securing a linear element to a workpiece, the fixation device comprising:
- a contact component configured to be engaged against a workpiece, wherein the contact component comprises a receptacle;
- an opening configured to receive a linear element;
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- a fixation component configured to secure a portion of the linear element to the fixation device, wherein the fixation component is connected to, and extends away from, the contact component, and wherein the fixation device is configured to be bent into engagement with the receptacle of the contact component so that an angle defined between the fixation component and the contact component is reduced, and
- wherein the receptacle is configured to receive at least a portion of the fixation component in response to the fixation component being bent into engagement with the receptacle, and
- the fixation device is configured so that the receptacle applies compressive force on at least the portion of the fixation component in response to at least the portion of the fixation component being positioned in the receptacle.
A fixation device for securing a linear element to a workpiece, the fixation device comprising:
- a contact component configured to be engaged against a workpiece;
- an opening configured to receive a linear element;
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- a fixation component configured to secure a portion of the linear element to the fixation device, wherein the fixation component is connected to, and extends away from, the contact component, and wherein the fixation device is configured to be bent so that an angle defined between the fixation component and the contact component is reduced, and
- wherein the contact component comprises a receptacle, and the fixation device is configured so that at least a portion of the fixation component is received in the receptacle in response to the fixation device being bent, and
- the fixation device is configured so the receptacle applies compressive force on at least the portion of the fixation component in response to at least the portion of the fixation component being positioned in the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.