CPC A61B 17/06109 (2013.01) [A61B 17/06 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00792 (2013.01); A61B 2017/061 (2013.01); A61F 2/0059 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
1. A thread insertion assembly comprising a base and a moveable member having a proximal portion coupled to the base, the movable member extending in a longitudinal direction along a portion of a thread, wherein a portion of the moveable member comprises laterally extending portions that extend in a lateral direction relative to the longitudinal direction to form an enclosure that surrounds at least a portion of a circumference of the thread in a first configuration, and a distal portion of each of the laterally extending portions circumferentially unfolds away from each other and the thread in the lateral direction in a second configuration.
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