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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:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward A Gemma, Milford, CT (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53430 ; 53425 ; 206 633 ;
Abstract
A method for loading a needle-suture combination into a package includes the steps of positioning the needle in the base portion of the package, and laying down a major portion of the suture between two V-shaped guides so as to preferably form a suture coil having generally figure 8 shaped loops. Winding pins can be used to facilitate the winding of the suture into a coiled configuration. The cover portion of the package is attached to the base by snap lock engagement. The loaded package can be thereafter be sealed in an envelope and sterilized.