Medical device containment and transportation systems and methods

A system for containing and transporting a medical device, the system comprising:

• a container including a bottom face and surrounding side faces as a closed first end and an open second end to form an inner portion for receiving and retaining the medical device, at least a portion of one or more of the side faces having an indentation extending along a length of the respective side face;
• and
• a liner removably enclosable about the container, the liner being extendable over the side faces to line the inner portion of the container and extending fully over the side faces to an outer surface of the bottom face of the container, such that the liner is conformable to a profile of the container;
• wherein the indentation on at least a portion of the one or more side faces is formed into the inner portion of the container such that the container is compatibly receivable in a first transportation device in a first orientation, the indentation having a flared end opening.