Patent ID: 6719128
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A suture package comprising an envelope having a first panel and a second panel which cooperate to form an interior hollow, said first panel bulging outwardly in a first direction so as to assume a first arcuate shape, said second panel bulging outwardly in a second direction substantially opposite to said first direction so as to assume a second arcuate shape; a third panel extending within said envelope and having a width which is substantially smaller than the width of said first panel; and a suture positioned within said interior hollow between said second panel and said third panel, said third panel bulging outwardly in said second direction such that said third panel assumes a third arcuate shape which substantially matches said second arcuate shape of said second panel and such that said third panel is biased toward said second panel so as to urge said suture against said second panel.