Peelable foil suture packaging
CA 2116141 C · Owner: Ethicon, Inc. · Inventors: Cerwin, Robert; Trew, Cheryl; Gibbs, Robert J.
Overview
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A peelable foil packaging system for absorbable or pre-moistened nylon sutures which may be used to transfer the sutures into a sterile field. In a preferred embodiment, the foil package comprises two foil sections each with a polymer inner coating. The sections are sealed together enclosing a suture holding mechanism which presents a needle with attached suture for arming a needle holder.
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- Filed February 22, 1994 and granted January 12, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 22, 2014.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by February 22, 2016.
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