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 , the inner surface of the outer wall being a profiled surface consisting of a plurality of bulges extending from the top surface of the base member , - an inner wall extending upwardly from the top surface of said base member , said inner wall having an inner surface , an outer surface , and a top , - a suture channel cover member having a top surface , a bottom surface and an outer periphery , the outer periphery having a profiled surface corresponding to the profiled inner surface of the outer wall of the base member , - an opening in the outer edge of the cover member forming a suture port having a first end and a second end, - a suture track area to retain suture, said suture track area being formed in between the inner surface of the outer wall and the outer surface of the inner wall of the base member , - wherein the cover member has a recessed area in its middle, said recessed area having an outer periphery corresponding to the inner surface of the inner wall of the base member , - further comprising needle park means located interior the recessed area of the cover member and extending upwardly from the top surface of the cover member for retaining a surgical needle, - characterized in that - the needle park means are located in a second recessed area of the cover member , - there is an opening in the base member , - the shape of said opening corresponds to the outer periphery of the second recessed area 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 , the inner surface of the outer wall being a profiled surface consisting of a plurality of bulges extending from the top surface of the base member , - an inner wall extending upwardly from the top surface of said base member , said inner wall having an inner surface , an outer surface , and a top , - a suture channel cover member having a top surface , a bottom surface and an outer periphery , the outer periphery having a profiled surface corresponding to the profiled inner surface of the outer wall of the base member , - an opening in the outer edge of the cover member forming a suture port having a first end and a second end, - a suture track area to retain suture, said suture track area being formed in between the inner surface of the outer wall and the outer surface of the inner wall of the base member , - wherein the cover member has a recessed area in its middle, said recessed area having an outer periphery corresponding to the inner surface of the inner wall of the base member , - further comprising needle park means located interior the recessed area of the cover member and extending upwardly from the top surface of the cover member for retaining a surgical needle, - characterized in that - the needle park means are located in a second recessed area of the cover member , - there is an opening in the base member , - the shape of said opening corresponds to the outer periphery of the second recessed area of the cover member . <EOS>