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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136656 | Suture packaging A package for surgical suture material is also provided. The package includes a base and a cover. The cover is configured to be placed adjacent to the base to form the package for surgical suture material and including a plurality of posts extending from an outer su... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8069980 | Medical device package The present disclosure provides a package for a medical device containing a cavity for receiving the medical device, a first closure having a sealed portal therein and a second closure adjacent the first closure. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8011499 | Suture tray package A novel suture tray package is disclosed. The package has a floor member and a plurality of curvilinear walls extending up from the top of the floor member and forming suture tracks. The walls extend in a spiral manner from the central section of the floor member to... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7967134 | Suture 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... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7891485 | Suture retainer with rib members The present disclosure describes a suture retainer including a one-piece retaining structure having a passageway formed therein for receiving at least one suture, wherein the passageway includes a substantially open top portion, a substantially closed bottom portion... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7681722 | Needle holder A needle holder that includes a fixed support member having an aperture therethrough, and a movable holding member mounted to the fixed member. The movable holding member contains a slot for receiving a needle and is movable between a first needle blank receiving po... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7637369 | Suture packaging A package for surgical suture material includes a base member and a cover member, wherein the cover member is configured to be placed adjacent to the base member to form the package for the surgical suture material. The base member includes an outer wall extending f... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7611008 | Package for a medical anchor element and suture thread A package is used for the packaging of an anchor element together with a suture thread which is threaded on the latter. It is proposed to provide the package with an outer casing hermetically closed to the outside, the casing container holder which receives said anc... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7600634 | Packaging for surgical sutures A surgical suture package for storing at least one surgical suture includes an outer jacket having a plurality of panels foldably connected to each other and adapted to fold upon each other to form an inner pocket and an inner retainer for positioning within the poc... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7520382 | Suture packaging A package for surgical suture material includes a base member and a cover member, wherein the cover member is configured to be placed adjacent to the base member to form the package for the surgical suture material. The base member includes an outer wall extending f... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520383 | Suture pledget package having tracks 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... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7467710 | Molded package A package assembly and method for packaging sutures is provided. The package includes 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 f... | 12/23/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7334678 | Guidewire hoops and methods pertaining thereto A device comprising an elongated tubular member having a first open end, a second open end and a lumen therebetween, the first end and the second end facing in the same direction and positioned so that a first end of a guidewire can extend beyond the device out of t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328794 | Packaging for elongate medical devices and methods of manufacture and use thereof Packaging units for use with elongate medical devices such as catheters. An example packaging unit includes a mounting card into which a number of tabs are cut at predetermined angles and shapes. At least some of the tabs are provided in large tab/small tab pairs. T... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322161 | Suture winding device and methods of use thereof A suture winding device having a rotatable base and a holder is provided. The rotatable base includes a needle holder for receiving a needle having a quantity of attached suture. A plurality of rods is disposed on the base for aligning a retainer thereon. Rods may b... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7299605 | Anti-curling foil manufacturing process A process for manufacturing a foil package from foil laminate sheet stock. The foil laminate has a top foil sheet and a bottom polymeric sheet laminated to the foil sheet. A cavity is molded into the bottom foil sheet, wherein the cavity has a bottom, a depth and a ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300451 | Suture anchoring device The present invention is directed to a suture locking device including a longitudinal retaining member having first and second ends; a support member having first and second recesses that are diametrically opposite to each other and have center points that are coaxi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290658 | Charger wire package and container A package (30) for an individual charging wire (10) includes a backing (32) having a back portion (42) and a front portion (44). A first perforation (46) is defined in the backing (32) between the back portion (42 | 11/06/2007 |
| 7255299 | Fabric storage panel The fabric storage panel is a relatively small, thin, plastic plate particularly configured for the long term storage of relatively small lengths of fabric for home or similar occasional use. The plastic material is essentially chemically inert to fabric stored ther... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246703 | Guitar string case A packaging system for musical instrument strings comprising: a cylindrical disk-shaped casing comprising a top casing member and a mate-able bottom casing member; and at least one insertable string module, said module comprising a flat disk for supporting a wound s... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234286 | Method and system for manufacturing a package A method and system for manufacturing a package include: a package-joining belt forming step for forming a package-joining belt (PC) in which packages (P) each containing a material filled in between superposed films and each sealed by joint portions (PA) and a side... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7191900 | Guide wire containment and dispensing apparatus The invention is a medical guide wire containment and dispensing device. The device is of unitary construction and defines a single, generally annular opening that receives the guide wire. Preferably, the device includes a mount for retaining a guide-wire torque dev... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7172070 | Wire-coil packaging drum with improved bottom assembly A game machine (2, 200) which includes a playing field (6, 301) traversed by objects, such as balls (320). The playing field can have plural drop zones (381–383) which can be selected by the player using deflectors (108–110) th... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7070605 | Great saphenous vein varix treatment tool An appliance 10 for large saphenous vein varix treatment comprises a stainless steel guide wire 1 provided on a distal end with a guide portion 11 and on a proximal end with a coupled portion 12, an absorption thread 2 connected to... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070044 | Suture reel dispenser with end of suture indicator A dispenser for suture, including a suture reel on which the suture is mounted and an indicator that the suture is soon to be depleted. The indicator can be a visual marking on the suture, or it can be an audible and/or vibratory effect obtained by the dispenser hou... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7037324 | Knotless tissue anchor A radially expandable knotless tissue anchor including an expandable outer member defining a bore and an inner member slidably positioned within the bore. Relative longitudinal movement of the inner member relative to the expandable member causes a portion of the ex... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028838 | Light strand storage device A light strand storage device includes a panel having a first side, a second side and a peripheral edge. The peripheral edge includes a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge wherein the first and second edges are positioned opposite of each other... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7000770 | Packaging for stents and stent delivery system A package for a drug-coated stent includes a tray adapted to receive a coiled stent delivery system and a pouch adapted to receive the tray and coiled stent delivery system. The tray contains at least one recess adapted to retain an oxygen or moisture scavenger pack... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994719 | High strength suture with colored trace at one end A high strength abrasion resistant surgical suture material with improved tie down characteristics is color coded for visualization and identification purposes. The suture features a multifilament cover formed of strands of ultra high molecular weight long chain pol... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6969197 | Sterilizable package A sterilizable package is formed of a first sheet connected to a second sheet. The first sheet forms a first side of the package and a portion of the second side of the package. The second sheet is connected to the first sheet to define an interior chamber of the pa... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6938755 | Package for dispensing and storing of surgical medical devices and methods related thereto Featured is a package or carrier for releasably holding any of a number of medical devices including a rigid member that is interconnected to a flexible member such as suture-needle combinations. The package includes a support unit having a long axis, which support ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935380 | Reversible dual size plumbing end cap A plumbing end cap for sealing an end of a selected pipe having either a first outer diameter or a second outer diameter includes a fluid impervious base for overlying the end of the selected pipe. The end cap also includes an endless wall fixed to a perimeter of th... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918488 | Packaging for disposable items A package for dispensing articles intended for one time use only, such as skin plasters or adhesive bandages, medicaments, and disposable handkerchiefs, where the articles are placed on top of each other, or on top of and side-by-side of each other, to form a layer ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915623 | Method for assembling a package for sutures A novel method and apparatus for riveting a two-piece suture tray package. A two-piece suture tray assembly is provided having a top member and a bottom member. The top member has a top and a bottom, and plurality of rivet members extending down from the bottom of t... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6902057 | Packaging device for a catheter assembly The present invention protects a catheter during shipment and storage. The device holds a portion of the catheter suspended such that the portion does not contact the device. When the suspended portion includes a stent treated with a therapeutic coating, the coating... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6854598 | Container for holding curved needles A container for holding curved needles has side fixation hooks in pairs and a center fixation hook projected from a bottom plate to fix a needle by putting the needle between the hooks and in which the tip of the needle falls down securely to a fixed direction. In c... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6804937 | Package winding machine A machine and process for packaging armed sutures into tray packages. The machine has a frame with a rotatable indexing disc member mounted to the top of the frame. A plurality of tool nests are rotatably mounted to the top of the indexing disc. Tray packages mounte... | 10/19/2004 |
