Patent ID: 7467710

Claim:
A package assembly comprising: a substantially rectangular casing defining an internal area therein and including a container portion having a substantially flat bottom side defined by first, second, third and fourth edges, and first, second, third and fourth sides extending upwardly from the first, second, third and fourth edges respectively, and a lid portion removably secured to a top side of the container portion to thereby form an integral casing; a plurality of engagement devices including a plurality of protrusions in one of said container portion or lid portion, and a plurality of recesses in the other of said container portion and lid portion, wherein each of said plurality of protrusions are press fit within a respective one of said plurality of recesses to removably secure the container portion to the lid portion; and a plurality of suture packages each having a substantially planar shape, wherein the plurality of packages are positioned within the internal area of the rectangular casing substantially parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to the bottom side of the container portion; wherein the third side of the container portion, in a region substantially adjacent to the first side of the container portion, includes a removable breakaway portion wherein removal thereof leaves an opening through which the suture packages can be removed.