Package for double-armed sutures
US6029806A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/06147
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A suture package includes a base panel with a needle park and a plurality of pockets having plural compartments stacked in the Z direction. The package is suitable for containing and dispensing a plurality of double-armed sutures during time-critical surgery and promotes tangle-free dispensing by winding the sutures through the compartments in a serpentine manner to avoid suture-to-suture interaction. Spatial separation of the needles in the needle park and color coding of the sutures allows for easy identification of the individual sutures during dispensing and when tying off the sutures during surgery.
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