Large needle oval wound plastic suture package

A suture package, comprising:

• a base member having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite said top surface;
• first holding means, located on said top surface, for releaseably holding a needle;
• second holding means, located on said bottom surface, for holding a suture, whereby a needle held by said first holding means is positioned on said top surface and whereby a suture held by said second holding means is positioned on said bottom surface, said first holding means including a bridge extending from one side of said top surface to an opposite side of said top surface, said first holding means including a plurality of needle parks located on said bridge, each of said needle parks being sized and shaped to receive a needle held by said first holding means, said second holding means including a suture channel formed in said bottom surface of said base member, said suture channel including an outer peripheral wall depending from said bottom surface, an inner peripheral wall depending from said bottom surface, and a portion of said bottom surface intermediate said inner peripheral wall and said outer peripheral wall;
• and a cover connected to said bottom surface and sized and shaped to cover said suture channel, said cover including an intermediate wall and a plurality of cantilevered doors attached to said intermediate wall.