EP0276964A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

A package containing a suture

Assignee: Nippon Shoji Co Ltd

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Filing: 1988-01-25

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Granted: —

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Expires: 2008-01-25

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Abstract

Abstract A suture-containing package has a first panel (1) and a second panel (2) thermally bonded together along at least two edges to form a suture compartment (5) therebetween, the suture compartment (5) including apertures (6 and 7) which allow removable pins to extend there through around which the suture (14) is initially wound, the first panel (1) including a transverse tear line (8), and the second panel (2) having a cutaway portion forming an inclined edge (11) which allows an upper portion (9) of the first panel (1) to protrude beyond the second panel (2) to form a tab (9ʹ) which the user can grasp so as to tear the first panel (1) along the tear line (8), a suture (14) being accommodated within the suture compartment (5) with its end portions (14ʹ, 15) located outside the compartment (5).

Inventors

👤 Makoto Okuhara
👤 Yasumi Ishida

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —

Jurisdiction EP

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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 07:35

CPC Classifications

A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/06; A61B17/06114; A61B17/06133; A61B17/06138; A61B2017/06152

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7

Claim 1

Independent Claim 183 words

A suture-containing package comprising: a substrate having a first panel (1) and a second panel (2) thermally sealed together along at least two edges thereof and at least two spot locations (12, 13) thereby forming a suture compartment (5) therebetween: spaced pairs of apertures (6, 7) provided in the regions of the panels (1 and 2) forming the suture compartment (5), the apertures (6, 7) enabling removable pins about which a suture 14 can be wound to pass through the package; the first panel (1) including a tear line (8) extending along the upper edge of the suture compartment (5) so that the first panel (1) can be readily torn along the line (8); the second panel (2) having an inclined edge (11) beyond which an upper portion (9) of the first panel (1) protrudes to form a tab (9ʹ) so that the user can grasp the tab (9ʹ) and tear the first panel (1) along the tear line (8); and said suture compartment (5) accommodating a main portion of a suture (14) whose end portions thereof are located outside the compartment (5).

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 183 words

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 32 words

A suture-containing package as claimed in claim 1, in which the apertures (6, 7) are in pairs in each of the upper part and the lower part of the suture compartment (5).

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 26 words

A suture-containing package as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, in which the suture (14) is provided with a needle at one or both ends.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 29 words

A suture-containing package as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the substrate comprises a single sheet which is foldable into said first and second panels (1 and 2).

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 26 words

A suture-containing package as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the main portion of the suture (14) is accommodated in the shape of numeral "8".

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 35 words

A suture-containing package as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the ratio of the length of the compartment (5) to the length of the whole package is in the range of 2:3 to 3:4.

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