ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,120, issued on Jan. 27.
"Luggage tag suture assemblies and related surgical techniques" was invented by Christopher Ninh (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of repairing tissue include obtaining a suture including a first end defining an opening and a second end capable of passing through the opening; passing the first end through the tissue at a first location; passing the second end through the tissue at a second location; forming a luggage tag configuration by passing the second end through the first end; and securing the luggage tag configuration against the tissue. In some examples, the suture is a continuous ...