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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin Sobel, Flemington, NJ (US);
Robert James Cerwin, Pipersville, PA (US);
David Demarest, Morrisville, PA (US);
Anthony Esteves, Somerville, NJ (US);
Robert A Daniele, Flemington, NJ (US);
Joseph Siernos, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206 633 ; 206480 ; 206477 ;
Abstract
A suture package having a base, an upwardly extending wall, an inner dispensing wall, a suture channel between the walls, and a top friction plate member mounted therein. The package has a central needle park and a discharge opening in the friction plate for removing a needle and suture from the package.