Patent ID: 8042689

Claim:
A packaging system for a catheter assembly comprising: a base member including an elongate pocket adapted to receive a catheter assembly wherein the elongate pocket further comprises wing portions comprising the outer surface of the elongate pocket, the wing portions thereby providing lateral stability to the base member when inverted, the elongated pocket being shaped to approximate an outer profile of a catheter assembly; a cover member adapted to selectively seal an opening of the base member; wherein the base member comprises at least one landing surface upon which the base member may be inverted for use as a receptacle, wherein the at least one landing surface is sloped to maximize the contact between the at least one landing surface and a surface upon which the inverted base member is rested, the elongate pocket of the base member including an enlarged pocket segment adapted to accommodate the catheter assembly as configured prior to use and as configured following use when a needle cap of the catheter assembly is disposed around a needle tip of the catheter assembly.