Patent ID: 7637369

Claim:
A package for at least one surgical suture, the package comprising: a base; a cover configured to be placed adjacent to the base to form the package for the at least one surgical suture, wherein the cover defines an opening therein to provide access to a needle and suture contained within the package; an outer wall extending from an outer circumference of the base, the outer wall having a predetermined height such that the outer wall meets the cover when the cover is placed adjacent to the base, wherein the outer wall defines an outer periphery of a suture retainer area; a plurality of discrete protrusions formed on the outer wall and extending inwardly therefrom toward the center portion of the package, the plurality of protrusions being configured and dimensioned to maintain the at least one surgical suture a predetermined distance from the outer wall such that the at least one surgical suture is removed from a juncture formed by the outer wall and the cover upon assembly of the package; a needle park located on an upper surface of the cover for maintaining a needle connected to an end of the surgical suture in a fixed position; a platform extending from a bottom surface of the cover, the platform having a peripheral wall for at least partially defining an inner periphery of the suture retainer area; and a plurality of posts extending from first and second arcuate end portions of a lower surface of the cover to define an inner periphery of arcuate end portions of the suture retainer area, wherein at least two of the plurality of posts are joined by webbing, and further wherein the posts are dimensioned and configured to engage holes formed in the base to secure the cover to the base.