Patent ID: 6138440
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method for loading a needle-suture combination into a package, comprising:a) providing at least one needle-suture combination;b) providing a needle-suture retaining package which includes a cover, and a base which is attachable to the cover so as to define an enclosure volume, the base having a planar surface and first and second V-shaped ridges projecting transversely from the plane of the surface and extending along the surface, each V-shaped ridge shaped ridge being in opposing relation to the vertex portion of the second V-shaped ridge so as to define a space therebetween having a constricted portion;c) positioning the needle in the base;d) positioning a major portion of the suture on the base in the space between the first and second V-shaped ridges; ande) attaching the cover to the base.