Winding head for surgical suture material

A winding head for surgical suture material has a securing arm and a guide carriage, which is mounted on the securing arm. In addition, a circumferential guide system is present, which is mounted displaceably on the guide carriage. The circumferential guide system has two first tracks which are spaced apart from each other and are connected to each other by two second tracks, which are of approximately semi-circular shape. A transition curve is present in at least one of four transition regions between a first track and a second track, which transition curve connects the first track and the second track to each other.