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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2010
Steven Mcclurg, Roseville, MN (US);
Christopher Anthony Thierfelder, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Allen Gaynor, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Timothy Andrew Bachman, St. Paul, MN (US);
Christian Richard Trifilio, St. Paul, MN (US);
Matthew Vail Leyden, St. Paul, MN (US);
Steven McClurg, Roseville, MN (US);
Christopher Anthony Thierfelder, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Allen Gaynor, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Timothy Andrew Bachman, St. Paul, MN (US);
Christian Richard Trifilio, St. Paul, MN (US);
Matthew Vail Leyden, St. Paul, MN (US);
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DE;
Abstract
A suture assembly configured to load a suture instrument with suture includes a cap attached to an end of the suture, a suture container configured to retain a portion of the suture, and a cap retainer having a wall and a suture channel formed in the wall. The suture channel is configured to receive a length of the suture, and the wall is configured to deny passage of the cap into the suture channel and align the cap with the length of the suture for loading into the suture instrument.