Patent ID: 7694489

Claim:
An apparatus for packaging a suture comprising: a base member; a needle holder disposed within the base member; at least one array disposed substantially along a longitudinal axis of the base member, the at least one array including at least one rod; a retainer package including at least a first member having at least one throughhole configured to releasably receive the at least one rod of the at least one array; a holder including a first arm and a second arm, the second holder being movably connected to the base member such that the second holder is movable between a first position and at least one subsequent position; and a parking mechanism having open and closed conditions, the parking mechanism including a first arm and a second arm, the first and second arms being in spaced apart relation in the open condition and at least a portion of the first arm being in substantial contact with at least a portion of the second arm in the closed condition.