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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1995
Robert A Daniele, Flemington, NJ (US);
Anthony Esteves, Somerville, NJ (US);
Martin Sobel, Flemington, NJ (US);
Robert J Cerwin, Pipersville, PA (US);
Marvin Alpern, Glen Ridge, NJ (US);
Joseph S Siernos, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A suture package having a base member, an upwardly extending outer wall about the periphery of the base member, a plurality of grooves in the base member for receiving a suture, and a top lid member. The package has a central needle park and a discharge opening in the lid member for removing a needle and suture from the package. The package may alternatively have spoke members and rib members extending up from the base member containing grooves which form a suture channel for receiving a suture.