Antimicrobial packaged medical device and method of preparing the same

Problem to be solved.To provide an antimicrobial suture.

Solution.There is provided a suture produced according to the steps of : positioning a suture and an antimicrobial agent source within a package; the antimicrobial agent being selected from the group consisting of halogenated hydroxyl ethers, acyloxydiphenyl ethers, and combinations thereof, and the antimicrobial source being an antimicrobial agent-loaded sponge, an antimicrobial agent-loaded foam, an antimicrobial agent-loaded tape, or an antimicrobial agent-loaded tablet; and the package, the suture and the antimicrobial agent source being subjected to time, temperature and pressure conditions sufficient to vapor transfer an effective amount of the antimicrobial agent from the antimicrobial agent source to the suture, by that means inhibiting bacterial colonization on the suture.