Patent ID: 6481568
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A package for surgical sutures, comprising:a base member, said base member having a top and a bottom, first and second opposed ends and a pair of opposed sides; a plurality of walls extending up from the top of the base member, the walls having tops and bottoms, said walls having sides; a labyrinth channel formed by said walls, said channel having a bottom, opposed sides and an open top, said channel having a first open end and a second closed end; a vacuum opening extending through the bottom of the channel in the second end; a suture loading opening in communication with the first end; a locating extension member extending longitudinally outward from the base member; and, a cover mounted to the tops of the walls, thereby enclosing the channels such that there is only access to the channel from the suture loading opening or the vacuum opening.