| 摘要 |
A suture package is designed to facilitate automated loading of multiple needles and suture into the package. The package includes a tray, for containing the needles and sutures, and a cover. The sutures are contained in a peripheral channel of the tray and a array of resilient cantilevered fingers prevent the suture from lifting up out of the channel. Needle parks retain the needles that are attached to the sutures. In another embodiment of the invention, a package for retaining a wound suture and attached needle includes a tray for containing the needle and suture, including cover- latching elements that each have two vertical surfaces. Tabs on the removable cover each contact a surface of a corresponding latching elements and have a free element that engages a shoulder of the element. |
