Multi-panel folder for surgical sutures
CA 1249982 A · Owner: Gore (W. L.) & Associates, Inc. · Inventors: Ferguson, Douglas M.; Lincoln, Jay P.; Lang, Michael
Overview
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An improved package for needled sutures comprising a 3-panel folded paper folder for PTFE (and optionally silk cotton, and other) sutures wherein the suture is arranged in a sinusoidal configuration within the folder and the needle(s) held firmly in place across a U-shaped slot at the top of the folder which allows ready access from either side of the folder when the protective envelopes are opened.
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- Granted February 14, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 14, 2006.
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