Universal winding machine for a multitude of tray designs

A machine for winding suture into a suture tray package comprising:

• a base platform
• a plurality of package nests, each package nest comprising at least two locating pins extending up from the package nests,
• a first workstation for placing an empty tray onto one of the package nests,
• a further workstation for feeding a needle with an attached suture in the tray and parking said needle in the tray,
• a winding station for winding the suture into a winding channel of the tray, said winding station comprising
• a rotatable winding head with a plurality of configurable suture guiding pins, the guiding pins being configured as to engage the floor of the tray and to keep it flat,
• a suture control arm, said suture control arm having a proximal end, a distal end, a top side and a bottom side, said distal end of the suture control arm having a front standoff and a rear standoff incorporating a suture guiding channel,
• a base member for mounting the suture control arm to the base platform,
• an offloading station for removing said trays from the package nests, wherein
• the winding station further comprises a stripper plate for pushing the wound suture off the suture guiding pins,
• there is a lid placement station for placing a lid onto one of the package nests,
• there is a lid attachment station for attaching the lid to the tray.