Housing for storing sutures therein, and methods of use therefor

A surgical element carrier, comprising:

• a housing dimensioned for insertion through a surgical port during a surgery, the housing comprising a first housing portion and a second housing portion movable relative to the first housing portion between a closed position and an open position;
• a first suture strand,
• a first spacer positioned between the first suture strand and one of the first and second housing portions;
• a second spacer structurally distinct from the first spacer and separated from the first spacer by an intervening gap such that the first suture stand is positioned between the first spacer and the second spacer;
• a second suture strand positioned between the second spacer and one of the first and second housing portions;
• and
• a suture holder base positioned between the first spacer and the first housing portion of the housing, the suture holding base comprising first and second apertures, wherein the first suture strand extends through the first aperture and the second suture strand extends through the second aperture.