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US 2011/0215006 A1Published application
Knotless Endostitch Package
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsDavid Kirsch, Matthew J. Chowaniec
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Abstract
A suture loading package including a body portion including a securement structure for one or more lengths of suture such that the one or more lengths of suture can be stored prior to use. The suture loading package is configured and adapted to facilitate transferring each of the lengths of suture to a suture loading mechanism.
Claims12
A suture loading package, comprising:
- a body portion including a proximal end;
- a securement structure disposed within the body portion, the securement structure configured and adapted to releasably secure a length of suture;
- an opening at the proximal end of the body portion, the opening configured and adapted to receive the length of suture therethrough;
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- a hub disposed at or near the proximal end of the body portion, the hub configured and adapted to receive a suture loading mechanism thereon.
2 more elements
The suture loading package further comprising a post that is configured and adapted to frictionally and releasably secure the length of suture therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.