A package (10) for surgical sutures (94) comprises a base member (12), an outer wall (30) extending upwardly form the periphery of said base member (12), a plurality of pyramidal shaped standoff members (40) arranged in an oval shape and a flat suture channel cover member (14) having a plurality of precision holes to lock said cover member (14) to the standoff members (40) of the base member (12). The inner surface of the outer wall of the base member (12) is a profiled surface and the outer periphery of the cover member (14) has a profiled surface corresponding the said profiled surface of the outer wall of the base member (12). The profiled surface of the outer wall can consist of a plurality of D shaped vertical members extending from the top surface of the base member (12) to the top of the outer wall.
