ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,121, issued on Jan. 27.
"Surgical instruments" was invented by Lee D. Kaplan (Coconut Grove, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical instrument having an anchor and a plug is capable of anchoring a suture. The suture anchor has an anchor body having a top surface, a bottom surface distal to the top surface, a transverse bore and a well, the well having an outer surface, an inner surface, and an inner bottom surface. The plug has a post, a head, and a bottom face. The anchor body and the anchor plus form a suture anchor. The suture anchor may be used during surgical procedures and can be used in the re-tensioning of a suture."...