Single dispensing multiple suture package
AssigneeAmerican Cyanamid Company
InventorJay A. Batchelor
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Abstract
A surgical suture package comprises a center panel. At least one foam receptacle is affixed to the panel. A plurality of cards are placed onto the panel, adjacent to the receptacle. A plurality of sutures are singly contained in a non-tangling configuration on a major portion of each card. A first flap is placed onto the cards. A means is provided for attaching the first flap to the cards and to the panel. A second flap is foldably attached to the panel, and is placed onto the receptacle and the first flap. The package is useful for singly containing a plurality of sutures with at least one end of each suture contained by a receptacle.
Claims9
A surgical suture package comprising a center panel;
- at least one foam receptacle affixed to said panel;
- a plurality of cards placed onto said panel adjacent to said receptacle;
- a plurality of sutures each singly contained in a non-tangling configuration over a major portion of each card wherein the area surrounded by said configuration comprises an area larger than the remaining portion of the card;
- a first flap placed onto said cards;
- means for attaching said first flap to said cards and to said panel;
- and a second flap foldably attached to said panel and placed onto said receptacle and said first flap, whereby said sutures can be contained with at least one end of each suture contained by said receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.