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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341150 | Needle package and needle pouch, as well as packaging method A needle pouch made of a flexible material, such as paper or plastic, for an orderly packaging of needle sets (6), formed of a strip-shaped portion from the desired material. One end of the strip is folded onto the shanks of the needles and is, at the edges, ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7243794 | Tattoo needle case with needle head protection arrangement A tattoo needle case including a seat having a front section, a rear section including a plurality of lengthwise, parallel grooves, and a breakable section at a joining line of the rear section and the front section, the breakable section includes a cavity; a plural... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7137507 | Suture and pledget package A suture pledget assembly is disclosed that includes a block with at least one slit and a pledget in an abutting relationship to the block. A suture has first and second end portions that are retained by the first and second slits, respectively. The first and second... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134550 | Needle magazine A needle magazine for storing a plurality of needle assemblies and for selectively dispensing said needle assemblies there from. The needle magazine comprises a cylinder-shaped base member with an upper surface and a bottom surface. These two surfaces are parallel t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7070051 | Needle counter device including troughs of cohesive material A needle counter device which utilizes an adhesive disposed in one or more, preferably V-shaped, troughs. The adhesive provides instant, strong grip upon contact, but also provides very low resistance to needle penetration (i.e., it is easy to stick a needle in the ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6997334 | Combined inflation needle and storage device In combination an inflation needle storage device (10) to keep track of, protect and store inflation needles (14). The inflation needle storage device (10) is made of a resilient material, with a solid base (18) having receiving holes ( | 02/14/2006 |
| 6439382 | Needle and pin cap assembly A needle and pin cap assembly for eliminating a user from being cut or stuck with the needle or pin. The needle and pin cap assembly includes a first cap member assembly including a first cap member having a side wall an open end, a closed end, and a cavi... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6029814 | Blind rivet holder Since a distance of adjacent rivets held by a conventional blind rivet holder was large, a blind rivet holder which is smaller in the rivet distance, and which can accommodate a larger number of rivets in an accommodation case of a continuous riveter is p... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6015042 | Double-armed suture package having ramped needle park A folder package for surgical sutures. The package has a base panel, a foldably connected cover panel, a foldably connected closure panel, a foldably connected end panel, and a ramp structure. The package also has at least one ramp structure mounted to th... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5941430 | Holder for sewing needles A holder for sewing needles with thread is provided which includes a reel having an end plate and a winding member for winding the thread. The holder further includes a retaining member, such as a pin cushion, for positioning each needle relative to the e... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5819918 | Retainer package for resilient filaments A resilient filament retaining package includes a plurality of panel members foldably connected to each other along transverse sides thereof and arranged to fold upon each other to form a plurality of superposed compartments defined between pairs of adjac... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5732816 | Double-armed suture package having ramped needle park A folder package for surgical sutures. The package has a base panel, a foldably connected cover panel, a foldably connected closure panel, a foldably connected end panel, and a ramp structure. The package also has at least one needle/suture park mounted t... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5664674 | Toothpick holder and dispenser A rhombus-shaped toothpick holder for connected triangular toothpicks in a way that avoids toothpicks accidentally exiting the holder and poking someone is defined by a rear surface, four connected walls and a front bottom cover member that opens outwardl... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5560477 | Multiple suture retainer A resilient filament retaining package includes a plurality of panel members foldably connected to each other along transverse sides thereof and arranged to fold upon each other to form a plurality of superposed compartments defined between pairs of adjac... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5494154 | Surgical suture package An elongated, folded paper package for containing surgical suture material and needles. The package includes folding panels which cover and protect the suture material, winding pin holes to assist in winding suture material, a foam block to hold the needl... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5472081 | Needle holder for a suture package A suture needle holder for a suture package intended to contain an armed suture, comprising a sheet of planar plastic having at least one raised pedestal formed therein, said at least one raised pedestal having at least one slot therein oriented orthogona... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5433315 | Suture material pack A suture material package includes a base panel for carrying the wound-up suture material which is clamped between a winding panel and a fold-over panel. The base panel is joined by a folding panel which in turn is joined by a thread holding panel. The fo... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5385237 | Needlework thread organizer An apparatus as disclosed for holding and organizing colored threads used in needlework. The organizer includes a card, on each face of which are provided a plurality of rings for attaching needlework threads of individual colors and a needle for use with... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5249671 | Package and method of loading for resilient surgical sutures A package is provided for retaining at least one resilient surgical suture. The package includes a base member which is formed with an annular recessed portion and a circumjacent flexible flange portion. The package further includes an annular cover membe... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5236082 | Needle shield device for surgical packages A needle shield for suture-needle assemblies constructed of a fibrous material and foldable about at least two score lines to provide a protective device against needle damage and accidental sticking of the user's fingers.... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5199561 | Package for endoscopic needle and suture and cannula assembly A foldable package for an endoscopic needle and suture and cannula assembly comprising a central panel and a plurality of foldably attached panels for receiving and retaining the cannula and suture. A needle park is provided for receiving and retaining th... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5076431 | Direct dispensing package The invention comprises a direct dispensing package. The package comprises a back panel, and a first and a second intermediate panel. The first intermediate panel is foldably connected to the back panel. The package also comprises means for rolling the se... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4936449 | Disposable sharps retaining and disposal device A block of, for example, styrofoam for penetration by, and for frictionally holding, disposable hypodermic needles, scalpels and other sharps, is held in a container including a bottom and a sidewall. Pawl-shaped projections are provided adjacent the uppe... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4821878 | Round dispenser for sutures For use in suturing: (a) Thin steel needle put into flesh (using a tool) on one side of the wound until anchor fixed to a needle engages flesh. At that time point of needle will protrude. Anchor crimped on the protruding side; (b) Anchors are in ball form... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4799589 | Resilient electronic bandolier carrier strip and method of using the same A bandolier carrier strip for carrying pin-like contact elements through a plating bath and for subsequent use in automated insertion apparatus is provided by a non-metallic strip-like base member of flexible non-conductive material with a layer of conduc... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4720009 | Wire identification sleeve container Portable booklike container comprising two covers joined to a spine, a rigid support bar on the inside of the cover near its bottom edge, a plurality of parallel spaced elongated thin spindles affixed to the support bar and extending upward terminating wi... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4711351 | Apparatus for storing electronic components Robotic systems for assembling electronic components require that the components be stored in an orderly manner at locations known to the robot. Generally, it is required that at least two storage locations be provided. More specifically, the components m... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4674629 | Suture carrier A carrier for armed sutures comprises a flat elongated card of foam material shaped to form a body portion, neck portion and head portion. A shaped cut adjacent the neck portion of the card permits the separation of the head portion for utilization as a n... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4664302 | Threaded needle holder for needle craft projects A threaded needle holder for needle craft projects is disclosed. The needle holder is made up of a rectangular card with a magnet parallel to one long edge of the card. A plurality of slits spaced along the long edge act to receive thread carried by needl... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4637512 | Toothpick dispenser A combination toothpick dispenser/matchbook is disclosed in comprising a matchbook provided with a cover foldable against an opposite match-carrying portion of the matchbook, the cover having an inside surface, a toothpick dispenser attached to the inside... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4637513 | Disposable surgical implement collector A disposable surgical implement collector wherein a lamination of sponge plastic is provided at intervals with a series of spaced ribs, the ribs and adjacent portions of the lamination being depressed at intervals to form clearly marked channels dividing ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4596329 | Pivotally mounted surgical instrument holder A surgical instrument container has a top and bottom whose opposing surfaces are bordered by sidewalls and articulately connected to form an enclosed box. A planar substrate having upper and lower surfaces adapted to receive surgical instruments is pivota... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4591048 | Disposable collector for surgical implements A disposable collector for surgical implements which utilizes a pair of sponge plastic pads movable between a coplanar position to receive surgical implements, such as semicircular-shaped surgical needles and a folded position with their peripheral or fra... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4573574 | Axial lead component package with wax retaining mechanism A multi-compartment container for storing and dispensing axial lead components in which the components are oriented at a right angle with respect to the open face of the container. The components are anchored in the compartments by imbedding the component... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4524891 | Needle keeper device This needle keeper is designed to receive and retain a multiple number of needles in safety. Primarily, it consists of a cardboard disc, which receives a portion of a felt disc within its openings, for the insertion of threaded needles, and a third dispos... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4454958 | Inviolable cover for a vessel aperture Cover for a vessel aperture manufactured in one piece notably through the casting of a plastic material, comprising in part a channeled frame adapted to be sealed or otherwise attached to the outer edges of a vessel aperture, a cover adapted to fit into t... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4408691 | Needle holder A needle holder is disclosed which includes a base member having a centrally located U-shaped cut defining a tongue-shaped member and fold lines perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the package and extending from the U-shaped cut to the longitudinal ... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4386697 | Needle pack A relatively rigid needle pack comprising only a web of flexible material and a plurality of sewing machine needles arranged in groups of from about 3 to about 25 with their shank portions parallel and contiguous one another and the blade portion of each ... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4287987 | Suture holder A packaging element especially useful for surgical sutures is disclosed. The element is formed of a body of pierceable, nonsloughing material such as a closed-cell foam. The element has a recessed needle-receiving region disposed along at least one side e... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4243140 | Surgical needle and sharps holding container A hinged disposable container for retaining surgical implements is disclosed. The container is provided with one or more elongated strips of a resilient material. The surgical implements are retained by inserting them into slots formed in the strip, and n... | 01/06/1981 |
