Patent ID: 7328794

Claim:
A holding card for holding an elongate medical device and formed of a generally planar piece of material and comprising: at least one relatively large tab cut into the material; and at least one relatively small tab cut into the material; wherein the tabs are placed for holding an elongate medical device and each have: a leading corner that, when the elongate medical device is held by the tabs, is towards the distal end of the elongate medical device; a trailing edge that, when the elongate medical device is held by the tabs, is towards the proximal end of the elongate medical device; and a second, radiused corner defining a vertex of the tab; wherein the relatively large tab has a generally triangular form creating an angle in the range of about 30-45 degrees at the leading corner, and the relatively small tab has a generally triangular form creating an angle in the range of about 40-50 degrees at the leading corner; and wherein the tabs are arranged in a plurality of pairs, each pair having one small and one large tab.