Holding structure for simultaneously holding a plurality of containers for substances for pharmaceutical, medical or cosmetic applications, transport unit and transport or packaging container having the same

A device for simultaneously holding a plurality of containers for substances for pharmaceutical, medical or cosmetic applications or of devices having such containers, the device comprising:

• a holding structure, which is the device and includes a plurality of receptacles configured to each receive a respective one of the containers or devices, the receptacles being arranged in a regular arrangement and formed by peripherally formed side walls, the receptacles being configured to tailor to an outer contour of the containers or devices in such a way that an annular gap is formed between a side wall of one of the containers or devices and a respective one of the peripherally formed side walls of a respective one of the receptacles when the containers or devices are received in the receptacles, the receptacles, as viewed in a plan view, starting from an imaginary basic shape that is point-symmetrical or mirror-symmetrical, being compressed in a first direction and expanded in a second direction transversely to the first direction, with the result that the gap in at least one region of the receptacles is widened to form a widened clearance for handling containers or devices which are received in the receptacles, the holding structure further including an upper side, the peripherally formed side walls including an upper edge which forms a closed, smooth curve having at least one local maximum and at least one local minimum in a direction perpendicular to the upper side of the holding structure, the at least one local minimum being situated in a region of the widened clearance that is respectively assigned.