Medical device package

1. A medical device package comprising:

a medical device;

at least one solid self-contained agent in a form selected from the group consisting of capsule, tablet, pellet, and pressed powders;

a container having an area configured for receiving the medical device, and the at least one solid self-contained agent; and

a port for permitting the sterile passage of a contact material between the outside of the container and the at least one solid self-contained agent.

2. The medical device package of claim 1 wherein the medical device is selected from the group consisting of sutures, staples, clips, grafts, stents, meshes, sternum closures, pins, screws, tacks, and combinations thereof.

3. The medical device package of claim 1 wherein the medical device is a suture.

4. The medical device package of claim 1 wherein the at least one solid self-contained agent is selected from the group consisting of drugs, coating materials, wound healing agents, adhesives, sealants, blood products, blood components, preservatives, colorants, dyes, ultraviolet absorbers, ultraviolet stabilizers, photochromic agents, anti-adhesives, proteins, polysaccharides, peptides, genetic material, viral vectors, nucleic acids, nucleotides, plasmids, lymphokines, radioactive agents, metals, alloys, salts, growth factors, growth factor antagonists, cells, hydrophobic agents, hydrophilic agents, immunological agents, anti-colonization agents, diagnostic agents, imaging agents, radiopaque agents, and combinations thereof.

5. The medical device package of claim 1 wherein the at least one solid self-contained agent is a drug.

6. The medical device package of claim 5 wherein the drug is selected from the group consisting of antiseptics, anesthetics, muscle relaxants, antihistamines, decongestants, antimicrobial agents, anti-viral agents, anti-fungal agents, antimalarials, amebicides, antituberculosal agents, antiretroviral agents, leprostatics, antiprotazoals, antihelmitics, antibacterial agents, steroids, hematopoietic agents, antiplatelet agents, anticoagulants, coagulants, thrombolytic agents, hemorrheologic agents, hemostatics, plasma expanders, hormones, sex hormones, uterine-active agents, bisphosphonates, antidiabetic agents, glucose-elevating agents, growth hormones, thyroid hormones, inotropic agents, antiarrhythmic agents, calcium channel blockers, vasodilators, sympatholytics, antihyperlipidemic agents, vasopressors, angiotensin antagonists, sclerosing agents, anti-impotence agents, urinary alkanizers, urinary acidifiers, anticholinergics, diuretics, bronchodilators, surfactants, antidepressants, antipsychotics, antianxiety agents, sedatives, hypnotics, barbiturates, antiemetic agents, analgesics, stimulants, anticonvulsants, antiparkinson agents, proton pump inhibitors, H 2 -antagonists, antispasmodics, laxatives, antidiarrheals, antiflatulents, digestive enzymes, gallstone solubilizing agents, antihypertensive agents, cholesterol-lowering agents, radiopaque agents, immune globulins, monoclonal antibodies, antibodies, antitoxins, antivenins, immunologic agents, anti-inflammatory agents, antineoplastic agents, alkylating agents, antimetabolites, antimitotic agents, radiopharmaceuticals, vitamins, herbs, trace elements, amino acids, enzymes, chelating agents, immunomodulatory agents, immunosuppressive agents and combinations thereof.

7. The medical device package of claim 1 wherein the at least one self-contained agent is a capsule.

8. The medical device package of claim 7 wherein the capsule is made from a polyvinyl alcohol.

9. The medical device package of claim 1 wherein the port is an injection port.