The present disclosure describes packaging for sutures having barbs. The packaging includes a base (5), a cover (10) configured to be placed adjacent to the base to form the suture package (1a) and a plurality of protrusions (40) which are configured for selectively maintaining and slideably releasing surgical barbed sutures. Additionally disclosed is a barbed suture package (200) including a substantially flat base member (210) having a top side (212), a bottom side, and an outer periphery (214), an outer wall (220) extending upwardly from said top side of said base member about the periphery of said base member, said outer wall having a top (222), an outer surface, and an inner surface (221), at least one groove (240) in said base member for receiving a suture, each of said grooves having an opening in a bottom (242) and both sides (243) and an opening (241) in said top side of said base member, a needle park (275) for receiving a needle, said needle park centrally mounted to said top side of said base member within the interior wall, and, a flat cover member (205) having a top, a bottom, a suture discharge opening, and an outer periphery, wherein said cover member is mounted on said top of said outer wall.
