Retaining device for braided sutures.

摘要

A one-way adjustable suture retaining device suitable for use in arthroscopic surgery to secure one end of a braided suture comprising a frustum having an end and a base wherein a passage extends from the end to the base and the end has a plurality of slits extending from the end towards the base defining at least two flexible fingers and a process for using the retaining device to secure at least one end of a suture.