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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2002
Warren P. Williamson, IV, Loveland, OH (US);
Craig B. Berky, Milford, OH (US);
Paul A. Spence, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark Ortiz, Milford, OH (US);
IDX Medical, Ltd., Loveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A suture package ( ) including a panel having a series of superimposed subpanels ( ). A suture ( ) loops back and forth on the subpanels ( ) such that adjacent loops are retained on adjacent subpanels ( ) and the adjacent subpanels separate the adjacent loops from one another. In the preferred embodiment, an accordion style panel ( ) is utilized and the series of subpanels ( ) are folded into a superimposed relationship. Various features are incorporated to reduce the instances or likelihood of kinking and tangling of the suture ( ) when pulled from the package ( ) by a user.