Suture package
US5086914A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/31
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A suture package comprising a housing surrounding a cavity and having a port through some portion of the housing, wherein said cavity contains a length of suture in a configuration sequentially ordered along the suture withdrawal path but otherwise random. In a preferred embodiment the cavity has a vent through a portion of the housing to allow the use of a gaseous flow to aid in the loading of the length of suture into the cavity. A method of suture packaging is also described.
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