Package making – With contents treating – Reshaping
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-12
2011-04-12
Gerrity, Stephen F (Department: 3721)
Package making
With contents treating
Reshaping
C206S063300
Reexamination Certificate
active
07921623
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for winding an armed suture is provided. The apparatus includes a base member, a needle holder disposed in a region of the base member, and at least one needle having a quantity of a suture attached thereto. The apparatus further includes a retainer package disposed atop the base member, a plurality of rods engagable with and corresponding to the throughholes of the retainer package, and a holder having open and closed states. The plurality of rods are disposed in at least one array and the retainer package includes a first member having a plurality of throughholes. The holder is movable relative to the base member between a plurality of positions. The holder includes a first arm and a second arm. The first and second arms are in a spaced apart relation in the open state and at least a portion of the first arm are in substantial contact with at least a portion of the second arm in the closed state.
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Gerrity Stephen F
Tyco Healthcare Group LP
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