Suture packaging
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsDavid Kirsch, Guido Pedros
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Abstract
A suture package for retaining a barbed suture is provided. The suture package includes a suture retaining member including an outer wall and an inner wall. The inner wall is radially spaced from the outer wall and defines a suture retaining area therebetween. The inner wall defines a needle retaining area and includes at least one opening therein to permit reception of at least one suture therethrough. The outer wall includes a plurality of inwardly extending tabs configured to engage a cover. The suture package further includes a cover configured to be received within the outer wall of the suture retaining member and to selectively engage the inwardly extending tabs formed thereon.
Claims21
(canceled)
A suture package comprising:
- a substantially circular suture retaining member including a base, an outer wall and an inner wall, the outer wall extending from the base about a perimeter of the base, the inner wall being substantially circular and formed from a plurality of protrusions radially spaced from the outer wall and defining a suture retaining area therebetween, the inner wall further defining a needle retaining area, the plurality of protrusions including an inwardly curved protrusion extending from the base and configured to form an opening in the inner wall to permit reception of at least one suture therethrough, and
- a substantially circular cover configured to selectively engage the suture retaining member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.