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US 2010/0140115 A1Published application
Suture Packaging
OwnerDavid Kirschinventor
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Abstract
A suture package configured to retain one or more barbed suture is provided. The suture package includes, a base member having an outer wall and including a suture retaining area, at least one needle retainer positioned adjacent the suture retaining area for receiving at least one suture needle, at least one suture retainer positioned adjacent the suture retaining area for receiving a distal end of at least one suture, a plurality of raised portions formed within the suture retaining area, each of the raised portions including a groove for receiving a portion of at least one suture therein.
Claims16
A suture package comprising:
- a base member having an outer wall and including a suture retaining area;
- at least one needle retainer positioned adjacent the suture retaining area for receiving at least one suture needle;
- at least one suture retainer positioned adjacent the suture retaining area for receiving a distal end of at least one suture;
- a plurality of raised portions formed within the suture retaining area, each of the raised portions including a groove for receiving a portion of at least one suture therein.
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A suture package comprising:
- a base member having an outer wall and including a suture retaining area;
- a needle retainer positioned adjacent the suture retaining area for receiving a plurality of suture needles;
- a plurality of suture retaining means positioned adjacent the suture retaining area, each of the suture retaining means configured for receiving a distal end of a suture;
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- two or more pairs of longitudinally spaced and laterally offset raised portions formed within the suture retaining area configured to receive a suture thereabout, wherein each of the raised portions include a groove for selectively engaging a suture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.