Patent · US Expired

Package for a multiple of sterile sutures with or without needles attached

US4284194A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 12, 1979
Grant dateAug 18, 1981
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Expiry dateMar 12, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/06157
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A single dispensing surgical suture package containing multiple surgical suture strands is disclosed. The package comprises a panel which has a back, a strand cover flap adjacent and connected to one side of the panel by at least one score line, and a foam layer contained on coordinating surfaces of the panel and the flap. The package also comprises an outer panel containing the panel described above.

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