A surgical suture management device, comprising: a suture loop management card configured to hold open a collapsible loop of suture, the suture management card having: a proximal end and a distal end defining a length of the card; first and second sidewalls (16, 18) extending between the proximal and distal ends (12, 14) and defining a width of the card; first and second surfaces (20, 22) defining a thickness of the card, and a plurality of adjacent slots formed in the card and disposed between the proximal and distal ends (12, 14), each slot extending from the first sidewall toward the second sidewall and being configured to receive a portion of one or more limbs of the suture (54, 55), wherein the plurality of slots comprises a first slot and a second slot, the first and second slots being substantially parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis extending the length of the card, the first and second slots terminating at a location that is substantially centered between the first and second sidewalls (16,18), the second slot being disposed closer to the distal end than is the first slot, wherein the plurality of slots further comprises a third slot disposed closer to the distal end than is the second slot, the third slot having a first portion (24c 1) extending from the first sidewall, characterized in that the third slot further comprises a second portion (24c 2) adjacent to and in communication with the first portion, the second portion (24c 2) being substantially V-shaped with a vertex facing the proximal end, and a third portion (24c 3) adjacent to and in communication with the second portion (24c 2), the third portion (24c 3) being substantially parallel to the first and second slots (24a, 24b). a suture loop management card configured to hold open a collapsible loop of suture, the suture management card having: a proximal end and a distal end defining a length of the card; first and second sidewalls (16, 18) extending between the proximal and distal ends (12, 14) and defining a width of the card; first and second surfaces (20, 22) defining a thickness of the card, and a plurality of adjacent slots formed in the card and disposed between the proximal and distal ends (12, 14), each slot extending from the first sidewall toward the second sidewall and being configured to receive a portion of one or more limbs of the suture (54, 55), a proximal end and a distal end defining a length of the card; first and second sidewalls (16, 18) extending between the proximal and distal ends (12, 14) and defining a width of the card; first and second surfaces (20, 22) defining a thickness of the card, and a plurality of adjacent slots formed in the card and disposed between the proximal and distal ends (12, 14), each slot extending from the first sidewall toward the second sidewall and being configured to receive a portion of one or more limbs of the suture (54, 55), wherein the plurality of slots comprises a first slot and a second slot, the first and second slots being substantially parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis extending the length of the card, the first and second slots terminating at a location that is substantially centered between the first and second sidewalls (16,18), the second slot being disposed closer to the distal end than is the first slot, wherein the plurality of slots further comprises a third slot disposed closer to the distal end than is the second slot, the third slot having a first portion (24c 1) extending from the first sidewall, characterized in that the third slot further comprises a second portion (24c 2) adjacent to and in communication with the first portion, the second portion (24c 2) being substantially V-shaped with a vertex facing the proximal end, and a third portion (24c 3) adjacent to and in communication with the second portion (24c 2), the third portion (24c 3) being substantially parallel to the first and second slots (24a, 24b).