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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:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Marvin Alpern, Glen Ridge, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/706 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/706 ;
Abstract
A tray package is provided for sutures and needles. The tray package includes a base member which has top and bottom surfaces. A needle park bridge is formed on the top surface and is sized and shaped to receive a needle of a suture. A suture channel is formed on the bottom surface and is sized and shaped to receive a suture.