Patent ID: 8146329
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of packaging a surgical cable, the method comprising: providing a fixture and a cable holder that are separate and distinct from each other, wherein the cable holder has an upper portion and a lower portion; positioning the separate and distinct fixture adjacent the lower portion of the cable holder; aligning the fixture with the lower portion of the cable holder; wrapping the cable around an elongate body portion of the fixture; sliding the wrapped cable off of the body portion of the fixture and into the lower portion of the cable holder that is separate and distinct from the fixture; positioning a connector end of the cable outside of the lower portion of the cable holder; moving the fixture away from the lower portion of the cable holder; and connecting the upper portion of the cable holder to the lower portion of the cable holder after moving the fixture away from the lower portion to retain the cable within an interior space formed by the upper and lower portions, the connector end of the cable extending through an opening of the cable holder to an exterior thereof which allows the cable to be removed from the interior space.