Package for surgical implants and instruments

A method of packaging a surgical implant, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a portion of the surgical implant or a component coupled to the surgical implant at least partially within a recess of an implant holder, the surgical implant or a component coupled to the surgical implant having a cap, the recess include a plurality of lobe shapes adapted to engage the implant or component, wherein the recess only receives a portion of the cap;
• and
• inserting the holder into a container;
• wherein the holder has a first configuration in which the mouth of the recess is arranged to partially surround a portion of an implant or a component coupled to an implant, such that the recess grips the implant in a position spaced apart from the container when the holder is at least partially received in the container, and a second configuration in which the mouth of the recess opens to release the implant, wherein the holder includes a foldable web connecting two halves of the holder, such that the foldable web folds to move the holder between the first configuration and the second configuration;
• and wherein the foldable web extends diagonally across the holder.