Method and apparatus for securing a suture

摘要

The present invention provides a method for securing a suture to a suture retainer. The suture retainer includes first and second parts. The first part has a longitudinal axis and a recess having a longitudinal axis being generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first part. The second part is unattached to the first part and is configured and dimensioned to be received within the recess of the first part. The method further includes inserting a suture into the suture retainer with a portion of the suture positioned within the recess of the first part and the portion of the suture being generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of the recess. The suture is tensioned, and the second part of the suture retainer is moved into the recess of the first part to thereby clamp the portion of the suture between the first and second parts of the suture retainer.