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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:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J Cerwin, Pipersvile, PA (US);
Deborah M Transue, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206 633 ; 206486 ;
Abstract
A package for a surgical suture reel. The package has a substantially flat base member with a mounting tab formed therein by an arcuate slit. The mounting tab has a central opening and a plurality of radial slits surrounding the opening forming engagement members.