Two-tiered multistrand suture folder
US6739450B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/06138
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A suture package for multiple double armed sutures has a base panel with a multi-compartment pocket disposed at a bottom portion thereof. A needle park adhered to the base panel holds a first group of needle pairs with the associated sutures extending down into compartments of the pocket. A divider panel divides the pocket structure in half and supports a second needle park for holding a second plurality of needle pairs. The needle parks have a serrated top edge and angled slits that hold the needles such that they have a reduced lateral profile to allow the package to have a manipulable width while holding multiple sutures. Pledgets on the sutures park besides the needles in valleys of the serrated edge. In order to prevent the second panel from compressing the sutures when the package is folded, the fold lines of the base panel and the second panel are offset and the top portion of the second panel is slidably attached to the base panel by tabs and slots.
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