One piece channel suture package
CA 2025100 C · Owner: George, Stephen · Inventors: Alpern, Marvin; George, Stephen; Cerwin, Robert James
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A one piece needle and suture holder is described in which a rounded channel is formed for retention of the suture. One end of the suture exits the channel toward the interior of the channel and is attached to a needle located in a needle holder in the interior of the channel. The channel is formed with an open side to, which are attached a plurality of hinged doors. After the suture is wound in the open channel, the doors are folded over the open side of the channel and are locked in place to retain the suture within the channel. In an alternative embodiment a paper cover is utilized to complete the enclosing channel. To afford ease of winding the suture the bottom of the channel is …
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- Filed September 11, 1990 and granted July 3, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 11, 2010.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by September 11, 2012.
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