A package for surgical sutures, comprising - a base member having a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer periphery and a longitudinal axis, - an outer wall extending upwardly from the periphery of said base member, said outer wall having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a top, - a plurality of lock members extending inward from the inner surface of the outer wall, each lock member having a top, a bottom and an outer surface, - a plurality of cylindrical standoff members arranged in an oval shape that defines and captures the suture, said standoff members extending from the inner surface of the base member, each standoff member having a top, a bottom and an outer surface, said standoff members in conjunction with each other forming a suture track to retain suture, - a suture channel cover member having a top surface, a bottom surface and an outer periphery, - an opening in the outer edge of the cover member forming a suture port having a first end and a second end, - needle park means located interior to the cylindrical standoff members and extending from the top surface of the base member for retaining a surgical needle, - characterized in that, said package comprises a plurality of shaped snaps to accept the cover member, each shaped snap placed on the top of a standoff member, - said cover member having a plurality of precision holes extending through the cover member to lock said cover member to the shaped snaps of the standoff members by pushing the shaped snaps through the precision holes in the cover member until the top of a standoff member is in contact with the bottom surface of the cover member and the bottom of the shaped snap is in contact with the top surface of the cover member. - a base member having a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer periphery and a longitudinal axis, - an outer wall extending upwardly from the periphery of said base member, said outer wall having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a top, - a plurality of lock members extending inward from the inner surface of the outer wall, each lock member having a top, a bottom and an outer surface, - a plurality of cylindrical standoff members arranged in an oval shape that defines and captures the suture, said standoff members extending from the inner surface of the base member, each standoff member having a top, a bottom and an outer surface, said standoff members in conjunction with each other forming a suture track to retain suture, - a suture channel cover member having a top surface, a bottom surface and an outer periphery, - an opening in the outer edge of the cover member forming a suture port having a first end and a second end, - needle park means located interior to the cylindrical standoff members and extending from the top surface of the base member for retaining a surgical needle, - characterized in that, said package comprises a plurality of shaped snaps to accept the cover member, each shaped snap placed on the top of a standoff member, - said cover member having a plurality of precision holes extending through the cover member to lock said cover member to the shaped snaps of the standoff members by pushing the shaped snaps through the precision holes in the cover member until the top of a standoff member is in contact with the bottom surface of the cover member and the bottom of the shaped snap is in contact with the top surface of the cover member.