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Suture package

CA 1320176 C · Owner: Ethicon, Inc. · Inventors: Pinheiro, Ricardo Luiz Morgado

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The present invention refers to a suture package of the folded type for a plurality of single or double sutures, characterized by comprising two suture-mounting panels and one interconnection panel the sutures being individually mounted on the two suture-mounting panels by fixing the needle or the suture immediately adjacent to the needle on a supporting and holding element arranged adjacent to one end of each mounting panel each suture-mounting panel possessing at least another supporting and holding element used to fix the suture thread along the mounting panel, each mounting panel being formed with a cover flap adapted to fold over and enclose the needles when the loaded package is …

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  • Granted July 13, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 13, 2010.
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FiledFebruary 7, 1989
GrantedJuly 13, 1993
Term endedJuly 13, 2010
Patent numberCA 1320176 C
Classification (IPC)A61B17/06

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedFeb 7, 1989Patent grantedJuly 13, 1993Term endedJuly 13, 2010

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