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 extending between the proximal and distal ends and defining a width of the card ; first and second surfaces defining a thickness of the card , and a plurality of adjacent slots formed in the card and disposed between the proximal and distal ends , 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 , 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 , 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 . 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 extending between the proximal and distal ends and defining a width of the card ; first and second surfaces defining a thickness of the card , and a plurality of adjacent slots formed in the card and disposed between the proximal and distal ends , 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 , a proximal end and a distal end defining a length of the card ; first and second sidewalls extending between the proximal and distal ends and defining a width of the card ; first and second surfaces defining a thickness of the card , and a plurality of adjacent slots formed in the card and disposed between the proximal and distal ends , 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 , 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 , 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 . <EOS>