| 摘要 |
<p>A knotting element (12) for use in surgical procedures to effect a knot in a length of filamentous material (16) includes a body for being attached to a segment of the filamentous material and having opposed legs (20, 22), an engaging member (40) carried by one of the legs and a recess (42) formed in the other of the legs corresponding to the engaging member. The body is movable from an open position wherein the engaging member is disposed externally of the recess to receive a second segment of the filamentous material to a closed position wherein the engaging member is disposed within the recess to immovably fixate the second segment of filamentous material to the knotting element to effect a knot.</p> |
