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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1992
Jack Cascio, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Konstantin Ivanov, Dunellen, NJ (US);
Marvin Alpern, Glen Ridge, NJ (US);
Robert Cerwin, Pipersville, PA (US);
Joseph Siernos, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Martin Sobel, Flemington, NJ (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
An easy loading suture package contains sutures in a channel near the periphery of the package. Resilient cantilevered fingers extend most of the way across the channel to prevent any part of the suture from coming up out of the channel either during or after loading of the suture into the package. A needle park retains a needle attached to one end of the suture. The package lends itself to fabrication by molding and is adapted for automated loading and convenient, reliable dispensing.