DE2044486A1 - Pack for sutures - Google Patents

Description

Dr. Ing.Walter Abitz
Dr. Dieter F. Morf.
Dr. Hans-A. Browns _

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PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED ' 100 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017, V. St. A.

Pack for sutures

The invention relates to a suture package in which suture material is placed on a card for storage and is wound in a sterile condition for dispensing. "There is already a wide variety of suture packages of this general kind are known, which are directed to various practical problems, for example to methods of initial suture to the backing and attachment on this, to hold the springs in an orderly form during handling and distribution of the pack and to ensure that the thread is in use in a

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can be removed from untangled and untied state. The following United States patents describe some types of suture packages of this general type: 3,206,018, 3,280,971, 3,363,751, 3rd Wh 994.

The invention provides a sterile suture package which -before its use, the suture material fully protected against mechanical damage, however in one untied and untangled. Condition and completely ready to use. It has a cardboard cover of a manner in which the suture can be easily and simply applied and the suture material and the needle completely receives and encloses against mechanical damage and ensures in use that the suture can be peeled off freely without tangling or knotting.

In the embodiment described below, the sleeve has 2 sections, which by scoring or Roll a piece of cardboard along a center line to easily hold one section on top of the other can be obtained. The suture is wrapped on top of one section and the needle when one that is also added and attached to suture material is kept on the other section. The suture section is provided with two openings that extend in the longitudinal direction of the section in Distance from each other and around which the suture is wrapped. The other section has two tabs formed, which lead to the openings in the suture material section are complementary, and after the turns have been formed, der'andere section on the Turns are folded and the flaps are pushed through the corresponding openings, the flaps so are arranged and have such a length that they

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^f is LBER the edge of the corresponding opening addition -erstrecken and form a tangle between the two sections and ferner- the winding in its initially molded position hold. '

The suture material section also has two flaps that extend in the longitudinal direction of the? Section; "one on each side of the winding" and can be placed on top of the winding sections on each side to keep the winding in the wound state. For use, the needle seam is folded up and the locking tabs are pulled out of the openings. The arrangement as a whole is simple and easy to assemble, and furthermore effective, since ¹ ? the suture material is kept in a suitable untangled and untied state during handling of the package and during the progressive removal of the suture material in use "

Various other features and advantages result from the following description of a special feature form of guidance in connection with the accompanying drawing namely show:

1 shows a view of the cardboard holder before the suture material is applied to it;

However, Fig. 2 is a view similar to _r in ■■ • em wound state. "of the mowing material appliedj ^v

3 shows the one section on the suture material section ■ folded and locked with this, with the ab ^ - section to which the suture is applied :, "' in contrast to this view: to Eigv 2 above is 5

Fig- * ^ a- view in longitudinal section, in which the ICahtmate-

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rial section is below.

In the case of the pack, the basic element is a piece of cardboard or the like 11 with a thickness of, for example, approximately 0.3 mm (about 0.012 ") is used. This material is along a Center line 12 scored or grooved around the Divide cardboard into two sections 13 and IU that are preferably of the same size and can be folded along the center line 12 in a book shape.

The section IH is provided with two openings 15 which in the longitudinal direction of the section at a distance from each other ^ are located, the outer edge 16 of the openings 15 in adaptation to the ends of the turns of the on the Section arranged suture material 17 are circular arc-shaped.

The suture can 'around the opening 15 through any suitable method are wrapped around, however, expediently in that the section 'IU on a holder is placed, which is provided with two fingers, which protrude through the openings upwards, and the suture is wrapped around the two fingers in the form of an open wrap. After the During the winding process, the fingers are removed from the openings 15, so that the winding in the one shown in FIG State remains. The starting end 20 of the suture material can be inserted into one or the other of two slots 21, • 22 will be introduced. The section 13 has a flexible tab 2 3, which is expediently through suitable slots are formed in the paperboard section while the tail or front end of the suture is pushed under the flap can be or, if a needle 24 on the suture. material is attached, the needle can be pushed under the tab 2 3, as shown in FIG. To the Retaining the wrapped suture on the section

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for support, the latter is provided with two opposing flaps 26 which extend in the longitudinal direction of section Vi and can be placed flexibly on the longitudinal sections of the seam material winding. The tabs 26 can be formed in a simple manner and expediently by circular arc-shaped cuts in the section 14, as shown at 27. in ... FIG.

As a suitable measure for connecting the lengthways extending suture material sections under the • tabs 26, the two ^ groups of suture material sections initially rest on the respective tabs 26, whereupon by pressing the middle parts of the Groups of suture sections to each other the tabs

from below by means of retaining elements can be bent at the top. After the middle parts of the suture material sections or strands of the inward Directional pressure has been relieved while the tabs are released so that they extend downward over fold the respective strand group. This latter measure can of course be carried out at the same time as the Cardboard section done by the fingers, over which the ends of the windings have been formed.

The section 13 is, as shown in particular in Fig. 2, with two opposite tabs. 28 provided ", the purpose-»; moderately.by arcuate slots 29 in the cardboard section 13 and which lead to the openings 15 of the cardboard * section l * l · are complementary or overlap with them can be brought. After the sutures wieklüngi shown on section IU in FIG section 13 is unfatted and the tabs 28 are pressed through the openings IS. As can be seen in particular from FIG. 4, are

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the tabs 28 are so arranged and of such a length with respect to the openings 15 that when I penetrate through the latter the outer lip or edge 30 of each tab extends inwardly beyond the edge 31 of the opening, so that it rests flexibly against the outer surface of the section 14 and a lock zvrischen the Form both cardboard sections with the ends 32 of the wrapped suture held outside of the flaps 28 will. ·

It should be mentioned here that the term "suture material" used here refers to threads made of a suitable material Refers to material commonly used for its intended purpose, such as silk, nylon, catgut or poly- More plastics and materials that are commonly used called ligatures.

The finished pack shown in FIG. 3 and M- is shown in FIG an envelope is sealed under sterile conditions, after having previously been inserted into the envelope in a conventional manner Preservation liquid or the like has been given is. The structure of the cardboard is such as that mentioned Fluid is absorbed, keeping the suture soft and pliable during extended storage periods will. .

When the pack shown in FIG. 2 is used, it becomes after removal from the envelope enclosing them or · from the envelopes enclosing them by .opened in that; the cardboard section edges opposite to the hinge 12 are detected and the pack is opened to a suitable degree by the fact that the flexible tabs 28 from the openings 15 pulled out into the position shown in FIG whereupon the user grasps the needle 2U or the front end of the suture with the forceps and pulls the suture, causing the windings progressively unwound, with the tabs .26

help keep the sutures running in a free-running manner to maintain an untangled state.

The invention is not limited to that shown and described Embodiment restricted, but can be within experience various changes in your location.

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Claims (10)

A 40-1H5, September 8, 1997 2044A86 Claims y / package f "r suture reken is characterized by a first portion (I ¹ O and a second portion (13), zvjei spaced apart located openings (15 ,, 15) in the first section '(I ¹ O, which second section (13) has two tabs (28, 28), which are complementary to the openings in the first section and have the task, when the sections are placed on top of one another, to pass through the openings mentioned, which tabs have a length that sufficient to extend beyond the edge of the respective opening, locking the sections face to face together, and a suture (17) wrapped around the flaps between which the strands trapped between the sections extend. 2. Pack according to claim 1, characterized in that the aforementioned tabs (28, 28) are flexible and allow the sections to be separated from one another, so that the suture winding (17) is exposed on the upper side of the first section (14). 3. Pack according to claim 1, characterized in that '109814 / U97 copy Λ 40-14 5 '' '"- /' ■ - ■ _ft ' ^! 20Α4486. ■ ' ■ ■ - ■ · .- a the sections mentioned, from a one-piece planar Piece in which a fold line (12) is provided in a common edge area. 4. Pack according to claim 1, - characterized in that the flaps are opposite to each other -stretch- 'and the seam material winding (17) end loops' have around the tabs (28,28) that are outside the pack through the openings (15,1.5) in the first Section lying free through it. 5. Pack according to claim 1, characterized in that the aforementioned tabs form parts of the sheet-like material and are formed by slots (.29,29) in this will. _ ■■. , 6. Pack according to claim 1, characterized in that the first section (14) has longitudinal tabs (-26,26), which rest on the severity of the suture material between the tabs (28,28) of the second section (13) extend. 7. Pack according to claim 6, characterized in that the longitudinal tabs (26,26) form an opposing pair, which through circular arc-shaped slots in the ' Most portion are limited, the edges of the tabs that extend over the suture strands are curved. 8. Pack for suture material, characterized by its own first section (14) made of sheet-like material with two openings (15 _V 15), a suture material (17) which is wound on the top of said first section so that end loops extend around the openings mentioned, a second section (13) made of flexible '1098 U / U97 - 9 - ■ COPY A 40-145 ~ ~ 20AAA8.6 the same flat material that is on the suture winding (17) and two opposite tabs (28,28), which are complementary to the mentioned openings (15,15), which tabs through the. corresponding openings pressed v / earth so that they rest on the end loops and the wound state of the suture material (17) maintained, the length of the tabs being so thatP ·. she extends beyond the inner edge (16) of the respective opening so that the sections can be detached from one another to lock. 9. A method of packaging a suture, thereby marked, da!?, the latter on the top of a first cardboard section around two openings in this spaced apart with end loops is wrapped around each opening, a second cardboard section is placed on this section, which has two opposite flexible flaps, which are complementary to the openings mentioned, the tabs printed through the openings and through the end loops are passed through, which flaps are preformed so that their length is sufficient, extend inwardly beyond the inner edges of the above-mentioned openings in order to thereby remove the cardboard parts to lock together. 10. A method for packaging a suture material, characterized in that an open winding aus.dem suture material is formed on the upper side of a flexible cardboard, which winding has two opposite groups of strands extending in the longitudinal direction, which cardboard has two opposite flaps, which extend 'in the longitudinal direction of the cardboard, where * the suture material, as it is initially formed, has a group of strands extending in the ' longitudinal direction, '1098U / H97 ·' - ίο - · ^ 1. ■ 204U86 .which rest on one flap, as well as another group that rests on the other flap, the two groups are pressed against each other at their middle part and the flaps are bent upwards away from the groups, the groups are then relieved of the pressure mentioned and are then released from the tabs upwardly bent position to thereby allow the flaps ^f! via the respective group von'Nahtmaterialsträngen engages. '109814/1497 Blank page