Abstract: Cover for a vessel aperture manufactured in one piece notably through the casting of a plastic material, comprising in part a channeled frame adapted to be sealed or otherwise attached to the outer edges of a vessel aperture, a cover adapted to fit into the frame in closed position, the frame and cover being connected by a zone of liaison constituting a hinge and formed in a single piece interdependent with the frame and cover from the time they were cast with the cover piece in the open position.

Abstract: A needle holder is disclosed which includes a base member having a centrally located U-shaped cut defining a tongue-shaped member and fold lines perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the package and extending from the U-shaped cut to the longitudinal edges. A fold line in the tongue-shaped member parallel to the aforementioned fold lines serves to divide the tongue-shaped member into distal and fixed portions. A retainer for the needles is attached to the distal portion of the tongue-shaped member and a cover member is secured to one end of the base member, with its opposite end free. The described structure allows the needle package to be opened by bending the package along the pair of fold lines whereby the distal end of the tongue-shaped member is raised and slides between the base member and the cover member to lift the needles carried thereon to a position where the needles will protrude beyond the cover.

Abstract: A relatively rigid needle pack comprising only a web of flexible material and a plurality of sewing machine needles arranged in groups of from about 3 to about 25 with their shank portions parallel and contiguous one another and the blade portion of each of the plurality of needles pierces the web to define a line of concatenated fenestrations. The web is wrapped tightly around the needle shank portions to secure the shank portions closely together forming a relatively rigid strip package containing about 3 to about 25 needles per strip. The web may be severed between groups of needles, forming separate packages or a plurality of groups of needles may be retained in a single uninterrupted web for multiple unit packaging.

Abstract: A packaging element especially useful for surgical sutures is disclosed. The element is formed of a body of pierceable, nonsloughing material such as a closed-cell foam. The element has a recessed needle-receiving region disposed along at least one side edge, including enlarged protective portions disposed at each end of the recessed surface for protecting the suture. The element further includes a central portion configured to receive one or more wraps of ligature material. The package provides protection for the suture, offers versatility in allowing sutures to be positioned on the element in a variety of ways and offers ease of handling, both during the manufacturing process and in use.

Abstract: A hinged disposable container for retaining surgical implements is disclosed. The container is provided with one or more elongated strips of a resilient material. The surgical implements are retained by inserting them into slots formed in the strip, and numerical indications enable the user to precisely determine the number of needles in the container. Separate adhesive means are provided for holding other sharps in position.

Abstract: Packaging means for storing, mailing or transporting a plurality of small objects having pointed ends. The package has a sheet of compressible foam material having a plurality of tapes attached to one face of the sheet for receiving the pointed objects to a stored position in which the points are embedded in the foam. The foam sheet is rolled into a scroll and maintained in position by a pair of rods, connected to opposite ends of the sheet, which are tied together.

Abstract: A flat flexible bag, having opposed walls and open at its upper end for containing strands of various sutures to be employed by a surgeon in an operation. One wall connects to a relatively rigid suture retaining panel which extends above the pocket and is provided with spaced slits through which the sutures respectively pass. Fastening means secures the panel to the edge of an instrument table.In one embodiment, the sutures pass through a spongy block affixed to the panel.

Abstract: A foldable needle pack comprises a base member, which is created or scored so as to present a fold line comprising a first base portion and a second base portion bordered by the fold line, a needle holder portion mounted near the fold line on the second base portion, and two closely aligned rigid transparent cover members, each formed as a hollow shell wherein the first cover member is at the end edge thereof opposite its open side attached to the first base portion while the second cover member is at the peripheral edge attached on the second base portion whereby when the first base portion is bent back along the fold line relative to the second base portion, the top of each of needles slides on the inner surface of the first cover member and then a free end edge of the first cover member comes into friction contact with the side of the needles to hold the needle pack V-shaped.

Abstract: An improved disposable receiver, formed by foldably nesting a shaped cover element into a correspondingly shaped tray element, for securely encasing sharp disposable surgical implements features a combination of reopenable retaining and locking means for retaining the receiver in the closed, nested position. In a preferred embodiment, the disposable receiver may be formed of transparent plastic material into symmetrical tray and cover portions separated by an integrally formed flexible hinge, and a number of integrally formed pressure fit snap locks are arrayed around the periphery of the receiver to provide readily reopenable closure retaining means. Additionally, the tray and cover portions are slightly pyramidally shaped to produce a receiver of high rigidity when in the closed, nested position.

Abstract: Surgical sutures are protected from damage in shipment and handling by providing holders having foamed plastic shapes that are adapted to receive the point and cutting surfaces of a needle in an edge portion of the foamed plastic shape and retain the suture in a manner so that the suture can be easily removed from the holder without the need for undue manipulation of the holder. The holders may also serve as a support to facilitate the manipulation of the needle or suture by operating room personnel, to organize and provide access to selected lengths of surgical thread, and to provide an identifiable repository for used needles. The foamed plastic protective handling devices of this invention are particularly suitable for use in cooperative relationship with selected packaging materials to permit the storage of needles and sutures under sterile conditions.

Abstract: A receiver for disposing of used surgical sharps particularly needles and scalpel blades, comprising an adhesive-coated, rectangular backing panel having a cover panel and two matrix panels attached along the sides thereof. The matrix panels have cut-out windows of different sizes to accommodate the surgical sharps. In use, one matrix panel is removed and discarded while the other is folded over and secured to the adhesive-coated side of the backing panel. Used surgical sharps deposited in matrix panel windows are retained on the adhesive coating of the backing panel which forms the floor of the matrix window. When all matrix windows are used, or the surgical procedure is complete, the adhesive coated cover panel is folded over the matrix panel to seal the matrix windows and the sharps contained therein. Preferably, the cover panel is transparent to allow the sharps to be visually identified and counted after the receiver is sealed.

Abstract: A holder for retaining sutures, needles and other surgical products used during surgical operations, with one form of the holder being made from sheet material and having intermediate portions folded over adjacent intermediate portions thereof to form a plurality of pockets which are adapted to receive and retain the sutures and needles. Such holder is provided with one or more detachable blocks of resilient material having indicia thereon for assisting in counting the needles carried by the blocks. The holder may be provided with a foldable easel stand. Another embodiment consists of a block of polyfoam material divided into first and second sections, with the first section having on the top wall thereof a decal with indicia thereon and with the second section having in the top wall thereof parallel slots for receiving surgical sutures, needles, etc. to hold them securely and conveniently in place.

Abstract: A needle case comprises a substantially rectangular shaped needle holder piece including an opening therein and a needle holder portion provided between the opening and one side of the holder piece, a plurality of needles being suitably supported through the needle holder portion, and a transparent cover fitted over the needle holder piece, whereby when the needle holder piece is moved relative to the cover by a desirable distance in the direction of removing the needle holder piece, the needles will then be easy to remove and replace.

Abstract: A receiver for securely encasing pointed disposable surgical implements comprises a tray having a bottom wall, side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall and a flange extending outwardly around the upper periphery of the side walls. A device for receiving surgical implements is positioned on the bottom wall of the tray, and a cover having a configuration similar to the tray is hingedly connected to the tray and adapted to be folded to a closed, nested position relative to the tray with the bottom wall of the cover in close proximity to the bottom wall of the tray to securely encase surgical implements therebetween. The side walls of the cover are preferably shorter than the side walls of the tray to provide a space between the respective bottom walls to accommodate the receiving device and surgical implements.

Abstract: An improvement on U.S. Pat. No. 4,008,802 wherein a raised, preferably integral, strip of resilient material is provided into the exposed edge of which surgical sharps may be inserted. Transverse printed lines divide the raised strip into sharp receiving zones which are consecutively numbered. Needle receiving zones such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,008,802 may be provided in other areas of a pad, the needle zones being preferably numbered in a separate sequence from the sharp receiving zones. The pad, when it has performed its function may be folded over and held in such position by VELCRO fastener material.

Abstract: The package consists of a card which holds the sutures. The sutures are loaded onto the card by holding them on needle retention slits or placing them on a layer of foam and then passing them through suture loading openings into suture retaining holes. When the sutures are longer than the card, the suture loop is held by suture retention slits through doublebackstringing.The card is enclosed in a suture sleeve comprising two needle side flaps and a needle protection flap. When the flaps are opened and the protection flap is lifted, the needle ends of the loaded sutures are exposed.A suture package comprising a strippable outer pouch is also described.

Abstract: A package for double-armed sutures, particularly ophthalmic sutures, comprising a one-piece folded packet having needle mounting means and suture loop retaining means which are readily accessible when the package is opened. The needle mounting means is preferably removable to allow the suture to be withdrawn from the package with the needles secured therein. The suture loop retaining means is optionally incorporated with the needle mounting means and removable therewith. The package contains a single, double-armed suture with both needles secured in the needle mounting means and with a loop substantially equidistant from each needle retained in the suture loop retaining means so that the suture may be cut at the loop to obtain two single-armed sutures of substantially equal length.

Abstract: A packing receptacle for sewing machine needles, with an upper part constructed in the form of a flat cap, in its opening which is provided on one side, a stay-shaped lower part is positively clampingly inserted, the lower part carrying the needles, the latter being inserted in row-form adjacent one another, such that a partial surface of the stay-shaped lower part is exposed as a consequence of gripping recesses provided in the cap-shaped upper part. One of the side walls of the cap-shaped upper part projects over the opening-sided edge of the other side wall surface. The latter side wall has a slot, which slot connects to the gripping recess.

Abstract: A package for an elongated catheter comprising, an elongated container of a flexible material resistant to passage of bacteria. The container has at least one elongated generally linear cell extending longitudinally in the container, with the cell having a sufficient length to receive the catheter intermediate ends of the container. The cell also has cross-sectional dimensions of a size sufficiently large to receive the catheter and sufficiently small to maintain the catheter generally aligned in the cell. The container has a sufficient width to prevent excessive flexation of the container throughout a substantial longitudinal extent thereof. The container also has opening means communicating between the cell and the outside of the container. The package has means for closing the opening means, with the closing means being resistant to the passage of bacteria and permeable to the passage of a sterilization medium for sterilization of the catheter through the closing means.

Abstract: A needle container comprises a container body and a lid engageable thereon by means of a dovetail joint. The container body includes a needle holder separately mounted on a holder retainer so that the needle holder itself is interchangeable according to the kind and number of needles to be accommodated.

Abstract: A display device mountable in a refrigerated meat display case to display ka-bob skewers having chunks of meat and food items mounted thereon. A holder having a rectangular form has a plurality of spaced apertures therein opening to the holder's top. The apertures are angularly inclined toward one end of the holder. The holder is mountable in a locked relation in a tray.

Abstract: A package for double-armed sutures equipped with a pledget and means for centering the pledget on the suture during removal of the suture from the package. The package comprises a double-armed suture in a storage compartment with the armed ends of the suture extending out of the compartment, a pledget slidably affixed to the suture strand approximate to one needle, and pledget centering means intermediate the pledget and said needle. Preferred pledget centering means comprise an integral passageway in the package material for the double suture strand and a barrier associated with said passageway which restrains the pledget as the suture is withdrawn from the package through the passageway, whereby the pledget is slidably displaced along the suture until the total length of the suture is withdrawn and the suture and pledget are released from the package.

Abstract: A pad of resilient material through which needles can be inserted is provided with consecutively numbered needle receiving zones formed by ridges upstanding from an upper face of the pad, and by transversely extending lines across the ridges. This enables an accurate method of counting the needles used in the surgery because a needle used by the surgeon can be positioned in a zone by insertion through the adjacent ridge enabling an accurate count of the needles by merely glancing at the pad.

Abstract: A packing containing electrical components, consisting of a strip of flexible material having holes in which the connection wires of the components are secured with a sliding fit. The components are inserted into a mounting panel by moving the wire ends into the panel.

Abstract: A laminated molded sterilizable package for sutures is constructed of a first molded sheet and a second cover sheet. The molded sheet has a centrally located needle chamber recess and a long, narrow suture channel extending outward of and in a generally spiral path around the needle chamber. In a preferred embodiment, the suture channel is characterized by having at least one curve in a reverse direction from the general direction of the spiral. The package is opened by peeling a portion of the cover sheet from the molded sheet to uncover the needle chamber and an adjacent length of the suture channel. The package is suitable for use with heavy denier monofilament sutures which may be withdrawn from the package singly or in groups. Sutures delivered from the package are characterized by having only gentle bends with no loops or coils and are suitable for use with little or no further straightening.

Abstract: A container for dental instruments has a thin plate provided with a plurality of pairs of opposed recesses disposed in two parallel rows in a major surface of the plate. A plurality of channels connect the two recesses in each of the pairs of recesses. Dental instruments are received by the pairs of recesses and their interconnecting channels and are covered by a cover secured to the surface of the plate having the recesses. A plurality of containers may be stacked and held together by a clamp for ease of shipping or storage.

Abstract: A holder for needles and like articles both at the time of sale and for storage in subsequent use has a pad of felt through which the needles are pushed. Usually the pad is a block mounted on a generally flat base of vacuum formed plastics sheet with a backing sheet of card. A hollow in the plastics can provide a housing for the felt block and the needles can be pushed through both the plastics and the felt. A clear plastics cover over the needles can itself be bent to open the holder or the cover can be slidable on the base to expose a part of the base which is bendable to enable the needles to be gripped. Provision is made for closing the open end of the cover, retaining it in the closed position and limiting its opening movement.

Abstract: A holder for needles comprises a card base having a cover in the form of a transparent plastics shell secured thereto along one edge. Needles may be held either in a corrugation formed in the material of the base, or on a mounting member which has an edge secured between the base and the edge of the cover.

Abstract: A receiver for disposable surgical implements, principally surgical needles, including a pair of foldably connected pads, each having a penetrable top lamination and a penetration resisting bottom lamination. The top lamination of one embodiment is provided with a coating which is essentially non-adhesive when exposed to receive surgical implements to permit placement and penetration therein of the top lamination only as well as subsequent removal; but which is co-adhesive with the coating on the other pad, when the two pads are folded into mutual pressure contact, thereby to secure surgical implements between the pads for disposal. In another embodiment, an adhesive coating is applied on one pad and is initially covered while the other pad is used to receive and removably retain surgical implements; the cover being removed and the adhesive coated pad pressed over the other pad and the surgical implements thereon to permit disposal.