Method of folding of pack for holding suture material

A method for inserting suture material into a foldable pack comprising a plurality of plates adapted to be folded over each other to assume a folded condition, the method comprising:

• providing a base plate defining a longitudinal dimension, a transversal dimension, a first end, a second end, and a side,
• providing a first holding plate and a second holding plate for enclosing suture material, the first holding plate defining a plurality of edges, the second holding plate defining a plurality of edges, an edge of the first holding plate being attached to an edge of the second holding plate along a crease,
• providing a slip-in connector associated with an edge of the first holding plate and an edge of the second holding plate for enabling a slip-in connection between an edge of the first holding plate and an edge of the second holding plate, whereby the first holding plate and the second holding plate are arrangable in a substantially interlocking relationship to thereby define a space for enclosing suture material,
• attaching an edge of the first holding plate to the side of the base plate along a crease that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal dimension, whereby the first and second holding plates are foldable over the base plate, the first and second holding plates being shorter than the base plate,
• attaching a first cover plate to the first end of the base plate along a first crease that is substantially parallel to the transversal dimension, the first cover plate and the base plate being relatively proportioned such that the first cover plate covers substantially all of the base plate when the pack is in the folded condition,
• fixing an end of the suture material to the first cover plate,
• arranging the suture material in substantially adjacent loops on the first holding plate,
• folding the second holding plate over the arranged suture material,
• establishing a slip-in connection between at least one of the edges of the first holding plate and at least one of the edges of the second holding plate, thereby locking the second holding plate over the arranged suture material, and
• releasing the loops of the arranged suture material,
• whereby at least a portion of the loops of the suture material protrude beyond at least some of the edges of the first and second holding plates.