JPH0342900B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a mount for packaging sutures.

[Conventional technology]

Surgical sutures with needles are generally sold by fixing them on a mount to prevent the threads from getting tangled or damaging the needle tips during transportation or storage, and then enclosing them in an outer bag made of aluminum foil or other material. It is true. The inventors of the present invention invented a functionally excellent mount, and previously published Japanese Patent Application No. 59-5446 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 60-60).
-148550) and Japanese Patent Application No. 17172 (1982)
-176332)).

FIG. 7 shows an unfolded front view of the previously proposed packaging mount, and FIG. 8 shows a front view of the package folded with the suture stored therein. The mount is composed of a suture holding panel 1, a needle holding panel 2, a needle cover panel 3, a suture cover panel 4, and a side panel 5, and stores the suture in the suture holding panel 1.
Fix the needle to the thread holding panel 2. Further, the side panel 5 is for protecting the needle and suture thread inserted and fixed in the slit 9. The side panel of a conventional mount is divided into two parts as shown in the figure, and the upper side of the side panel is formed so as to protrude when folded. With this configuration, when the outer bag enclosing the mount is torn from the cut end, the upper half of the side panel will automatically open when the protruding portion is caught by the tear piece.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In conventional packaging mounts, the side panel 5 is divided into two parts from the beginning, so when the suture is wrapped in the mount and the lower part of the side panel is pressed to insert the outer bag, the upper part of the side panel opens and the outer bag is inserted. I found that it got caught in the bag and could not be inserted smoothly. In addition, when using the outer bag, the outer bag is torn from the cut end made on the outer bag, such as aluminum foil, but at this time, the suture holding panel 1 of the backing paper is often torn at the same time, and the torn pieces and the suture thread become entangled, making it difficult to sew. Sometimes it became difficult to remove the thread.

An object of the present invention is to provide a suture packaging mount that solves these problems. That is, the object is to provide a mount that can be smoothly inserted into an outer bag and that will not tear when opened.

[Means to solve the problem]

The suture packaging mount of the present invention includes a rectangular suture holding panel 1, a needle holding panel 2 that is bendably connected along one long side of the suture holding panel, and a needle holding panel 2 that is bendably connected along one long side of the suture holding panel. a needle cover panel 3 foldably connected to the opposite side of the suture retaining panel; a suture cover panel 4 foldably connected along a short side of the suture retaining panel; In a suture packaging mount having a single side panel 5 foldably connected to the side opposite to the needle holding panel connection side of the holding panel, on the needle holding panel connection side upper part of the suture holding panel, A reinforcing panel 13 formed between the suture holding panel and the side panel 5 is connected to a bending line that intersects at a nearly right angle near the center with the opening line used when opening the outer bag containing the mount. The notch 21 is provided so that the panel is divided into upper and lower parts along the opening line when the bag is opened, and the upper end is located above the upper side of the suture holding panel 1.

[Effect]

In the present invention, the provision of the reinforcing panel increases the resistance to tearing in this area. That is, folding the reinforcing panel at the connection between the reinforcing panel and the suture retaining panel doubles the thickness of the paper where the two panels overlap, thereby increasing its resistance to tearing. Additionally, if this fold line is located perpendicular to the opening line, the force required to initiate tearing will be greater than when simply stacking two sheets of paper, further increasing tear resistance. increase

Also, since the side panel is not divided,
When a part of the side panel is held by hand, the upper part does not open, making insertion into the outer bag easier. Since the side panel is provided with a notch along the opening line, when the package is opened, the panel is divided along the notch and only the upper side is opened, making it easy to take out the suture thread.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a developed view of an embodiment of the suture packaging mount of the present invention. The mount includes a suture retention panel 1, a needle retention panel 2 that is foldably connected thereto, a needle cover panel 3 that is foldably connected to the needle retention panel, and along a short side of the suture retention panel. A suture cover panel 4 is foldably connected to the needle holding panel, and a side panel 5 is foldably connected to the long side of the suture holding panel opposite to the side on which the needle holding panel is connected. Further, a reinforcing panel 13 is connected to the upper portion of the suture thread holding panel on the needle holding panel connection side. The connection parts of each panel are perforated so that they can be easily bent.
0 and 22 are attached, and the fold line 18 is a gusset fold in order to secure suture storage space. The needle holding panel 2 is provided with a slit 9 for inserting and holding a needle, and the needle is inserted from the back side of the figure. In addition, when storing a suture thread without a needle, the end portion of the thread can be held by inserting it in the slit 10. A recess 12 is formed in the needle retaining panel for further threading.

From FIG. 2 onwards, the procedure for packaging sutures using this mount is shown. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the needle 27 is inserted into the slit 9 from the back side of the drawing. The suture retaining panel 1 includes an oblong opening 7,
7 and circular openings 6, 6 are provided (see FIG. 1), and four pins 23 are fixed to these openings from the direction of the back side of the figure, and the suture thread is wound as shown in the figure. The reason why the openings 7, 7 are oval is to move the pin and adjust the winding length of the suture.

When winding of the suture thread around the pin 23 is completed, as shown in FIG. 3, the needle cover panel 3 and the suture thread cover panel 4 are folded and the pin 23 is removed. Note that the needle cover panel may be folded up immediately after inserting the needle into the slit. Even if the needle cover panel 3 is folded, it will open due to the restoring force of the folded part when you release your fingers. Therefore, in the example shown in the figure, a slit 11 is provided in the needle holding panel and a protrusion 16 is provided in the needle cover panel so that the needle cover panel 3 can be folded. At this time, the protrusion 16 is inserted into the slit 11 and fixed. The notches 14 and 15 are also provided for the same purpose, and are slightly offset in position when folded so that they can be hooked onto each other when the needle cover panel is folded.

Next, as shown by the arrows in FIG. 3, the needle holding panel 2, side panel 5, and reinforcing panel 13 are folded into the state shown in FIG. 4. And the fifth
As shown in the figure, it is inserted into an outer bag 24 made of aluminum foil or the like from the unsealed end 25, and after sterilization, the end 25 is sealed. The reinforcement panel 13 is
Although it does not matter whether it is folded on either side, it is preferable to fold it on the back side as shown in FIG. 3 to avoid interference with the suture thread.

When opening the outer bag, open the outer bag diagonally downward and to the right from the notch 26 shown in Figure 5.
As the outer bag is torn, the side panel 5 is divided along the notch 21 made in the side panel 5, and the joint between the needle and the suture thread is exposed as shown in FIG. Therefore, this part can be grasped with a needle holder or the like and taken out.

When tearing the bag to open the outer bag, the most tearing force is applied to the part of the suture holding panel, which is slightly visible in Figure 4, other than the side panel, but this part is not covered by the reinforcing panel. Since this is the part that is folded back, it has great resistance to tearing. In addition, when the reinforcing panel is folded back, the connection between the reinforcing panel and the suture holding panel becomes the edge of the mount, and this edge intersects the opening line of the outer bag at almost a right angle.
The resistance to tearing is increased compared to when the mounts are simply overlapped, and the mounts are prevented from being accidentally torn.

〔Effect of the invention〕

If the suture packaging mount of the present invention is used, the mount wrapped around the suture and folded can be smoothly inserted into the outer bag, improving work efficiency. Also,
Since there is no risk of accidentally tearing the mount when opening the outer bag, the suture thread can always be taken out smoothly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1: A front developed view showing an embodiment of the mount for suture packaging of the present invention; FIGS. 2 to 5: A front view showing the procedure for packaging a suture using the mount of the present invention; FIG. 6: A front view showing the state when the bag in which the suture thread is packaged using the mount of the present invention is opened;
FIG. 7...Front development view showing an example of a conventional suture packaging mount, FIG. 8...Front view showing a folded state of the conventional suture packaging mount 1...Suture holding panel, 2... ... Needle holding panel, 3 ... Needle cover panel, 4 ... Suture cover panel, 5 ... Side panel, 21 ... Notch, 24 ... Outer bag.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 a rectangular suture retaining panel 1, a needle retaining panel 2 foldably connected along one long side of the suture retaining panel, and a side of the needle retaining panel opposite the suture retaining panel; a suture cover panel 3 that is foldably connected to a needle cover panel 3, a suture cover panel 4 that is foldably connected along a short side of the suture retention panel, and a needle retention panel connection side of the suture retention panel; In a suture packaging mount having a single side panel 5 bendably connected to the opposite side, an outer bag enclosing the mount is opened at the upper part of the needle holding panel connection side of the suture holding panel. A reinforcing panel 13 that forms a folding line that intersects the opening line at a nearly right angle near the center between the suture holding panel and the opening line.
and the side panel 5 is provided with a notch 21 so that the panel is divided into upper and lower parts along the opening line when the bag is opened, and the upper end is located above the upper side of the suture holding panel 1. A mount for suture packaging, characterized in that it is formed so as to.