Sterile packaging of K-wire and cap

A method for sterile packaging of a Kirschner wire (K-wire) and a cap for shipping and storage, such that the K-wire and the cap may be removed from the sterile packaging and used during a surgery, the method comprising:

• sterile packaging the K-wire and the cap within a container comprising an interior tube concentrically housed within an exterior tube;
• the interior tube comprising a sterile interior environment;
• the exterior tube configured to receive and retain the interior tube within an opening of the exterior tube, wherein the exterior tube comprises a threaded end and an enclosed end;
• a support disposed at the enclosed end of the exterior tube;
• a seating disposed at the threaded end of the exterior tube;
• wherein rotatably engaging a threaded finish and an interior closure seals the interior;
• providing a flexible strip within the interior tube;
• wherein the K-wire and the cap are stabilized and supported by the flexible strip within the sterile interior environment of the interior tube;
• wherein supporting the K-wire and the cap in the container facilitates direct viewing of the K-wire and cap;
• the flexible strip configured to:
• position the K-wire and the cap within the interior tube;
• and
• facilitate removal of the K-wire and the cap from the interior tube;
• and
• wherein the support and the seating cooperate to secure the interior tube within the exterior tube.