Claims
- 1. A method for winding a suture filament in an oval channel of a suture package, said suture filament being attached to a needle at one end and having a second, free end, comprising the steps of winding said filament through said channel ending with its free end and, after the filament is substantially entirely wound in said oval channel, attaching the needle to a needle park location on the package, wherein the step of winding comprises attaching said filament to a stylus at a point in the proximity of its free end, then causing said stylus to travel through said channel to wind said filament through said channel.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of attaching the needle comprises attaching the needle to a needle park location in the center of said oval channel.
- 3. A method for winding a suture filament in an oval channel of a suture package, said suture filament being attached to a needle at one end and having a second, free end, comprising the steps of attaching the needle to a needle park location ion the package and then winding said filament through said channel ending with its free end until said filament is substantially entirely wound in said oval channel, wherein the step of winding comprises attaching said filament to a stylus at a point in the proximity of its free end, then causing said stylus to travel through said channel to wind said filament through said channel.
- 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of attaching the needle comprises attaching the needle to a needle park location in the center of said oval channel.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 541,222, filed Jun. 20, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,099,994, which is a division of Ser. No. 236,057, filed Aug. 24, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,961,498, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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Divisions (2)
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236057 |
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