Patent ID: 7104401
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A packaging assembly for packaging a surgical device including first and second needle assemblies at least a distal portion of which having a curved configuration, comprising: an inner package member having a proximal end, a distal end, an upper side a lower side, and first and second recesses therein sized and shaped for receiving therein at least a handle portion of said first and second needle assemblies, said first and second recesses extending inwardly from said distal end along the upper side a distance such that when the first and second needle assemblies are received therein, the distal curved portion thereof extends beyond the distal end of the inner package, and the distal end having a height such that when the first and second needle assemblies are received therein, the curved distal portions thereof do not contact a surface on which the lower side of the inner package member rests; an outer package member having a proximal end, a distal end and a lower inner side, and dimensioned to removably receive therein the inner package member and the surgical device so that the lower side of the inner package member rests on the lower inner side of the outer package member, and having a height sufficient so that when the inner package member and surgical devices are received therein, the outer package element remains substantially clear from contact with the surgical devices; wherein the inner package member and surgical device can be removed from the outer package member and placed so that the lower side of the inner package member rests on a substantially flat surface, and when so removed the surgical device retains its orientation, and the distal portions of the needle assemblies remain clear of said surface.