Patent ID: 8413810

Claim:
A package for a medical device comprising: a medical device including a handle and an elongated shaft projecting from said handle; a holster for holding said medical device, said holster including a tubular member that extends to a distal end thereof for receiving said elongated shaft and a handle cover located at a proximal end thereof that receives said handle, said handle cover having a holster opening for accessing said handle to draw said medical device from said proximal end of said holster, wherein said holster includes a foldable blank having an oval-shaped opening located along a center fold line of said foldable blank, and disposed between distal edges of first and second handle cover sections and said proximal end of said holster; and a pouch having a sealed area bounded by a top sealed edge, a bottom sealed edge, and a pair of side sealed edges extending between said top and bottom sealed edges, said pouch including an opening tab located only in a single corner of said pouch and spaced from said bottom sealed edge, wherein said medical device and said holster are disposed within said enclosed area of said sealed pouch with said elongated shaft of said medical device extending along said bottom sealed edge and said holster opening being located adjacent said opening tab.