Patent · US Expired

Center dispense suture package

US5655652A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 1996
Grant dateAug 12, 1997
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S930/27
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A suture package having a base, an upwardly extending wall, an inner dispensing wall, a suture channel between the walls, and a top friction plate member mounted therein. The package has a central needle park and a discharge opening in the friction plate for removing a needle and suture from the package.

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