Medical device packaging assembly and method for medical device orientation

A method of packaging a medical device to orient at least a portion of the medical device, the method comprising:

• providing an elongate holder in a coiled configuration, the holder comprising a lumen extending through at least a portion of the holder;
• providing the medical device comprising an elongate shaft, the shaft comprising a first cross-sectional area having a first rotational orientation and a second cross-sectional area having a second rotational orientation;
• aligning the first and second cross-sectional areas of the shaft so that the first and second rotational orientations are aligned along a longitudinal region of the shaft;
• and
• inserting at least a portion of the medical device into the lumen of the holder so that the portion of the medical device inserted into the holder maintains the alignment of the first and second rotational orientations and radial rotation of the first cross-sectional area with respect to the second cross-sectional area is substantially prevented.

A method of packaging a medical device to orient at least a portion of the medical device, the method comprising:

• providing a holder in a coiled configuration, the holder having a lumen extending therethrough;
• providing the medical device comprising an elongate shaft, the shaft comprising a splittable wall region along a longitudinal region;
• radially orienting a first area of the splittable wall region with a second area along the longitudinal region;
• and
• inserting at least a portion of the shaft into the holder so that the first and second area of the splittable wall region remain substantially radially oriented along the longitudinal region without radial rotation of the splittable wall region in the holder.