Method and apparatus for loading surgical needles into surgical suture packages

An apparatus for inserting surgical needles in needle parks. The apparatus has a frame, a needle block (131) slidably mounted to the frame, a shuttle member (142) slidably mounted to the frame, and a pick-up head (144). The needle block has a plurality of guide members spaced apart to receive at lea...

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Hauptverfasser: IVANOV, KONSTANTIN, GROSENBECK, ALBERT C, SIERNOS, JOSEPH STANLEY, DEY, CLIFFORD, REGA, JOHN, CERWIN, ROBERT J
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus for inserting surgical needles in needle parks. The apparatus has a frame, a needle block (131) slidably mounted to the frame, a shuttle member (142) slidably mounted to the frame, and a pick-up head (144). The needle block has a plurality of guide members spaced apart to receive at least one surgical needle and at least one needle park. The apparatus is used in a method of automatically loading surgical needles into the needle parks of surgical suture packages.