Vacuum Package System

A vacuum packaging system for transporting a plurality of medical containers comprising:

• a plurality of medical containers, each medical container including a head side and a base side;
• a tray that receives and supports the medical containers, the tray including opposing first and second sidewalls, opposing front and rear walls and a bottom floor, the walls extending generally perpendicularly from the bottom floor of the tray to a top edge thereof;
• a nesting plate removably mountable in the tray, the nesting plate including a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of generally cylindrical sleeves, each of the plurality of sleeves receiving one of the plurality of medical containers;
• a support surface within the tray generally parallel to and spaced a predetermined distance from the bottom floor of the tray, the support surface receiving and supporting the nesting plate;
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• an air impervious flexible film defining an internal cavity, the air impervious flexible film completely surrounding the tray and the medical containers, the internal cavity being evacuated to and maintained at a predetermined vacuum level below atmospheric pressure.