PACKAGE FOR RETAINING SURGICAL SUTURES

摘要

A package is provided for retaining a plurality of surgical sutures which includes a housing and a plurality of superimposed suture retainer reels disposed within the housing. Each of the suture retainer reels has a peripheral channel defined therein for maintaining a wound suture in such a manner so that the wound suture in one of said peripheral channels is disposed in an annular vertical plane which is substantially distinct from the annular vertical plane in which an adjacent wound suture is disposed. Structure is associated with the housing for maintaining the suture retainer reels in superimposed relationship. The package may also be provided with a needle park for releasably maintaining surgical needles in a position for ready removal.