Packaging and Organizing Coils of Medical Tubing

A dialysis system, comprising:

• a dialysis machine having medical tubing;
• and
• a tube holding device that holds the medical tubing, wherein the tube holding device comprises:
• a semi-rigid sheet;
• a plurality of adjustable tabs disposed on the semi-rigid sheet;
• a plurality of locking slits that receive the plurality of adjustable tabs to secure coils of the medical tubing to the plastic sheet, wherein the plurality of adjustable tabs and the plurality of locking slits are disposed on the semi-rigid sheet in at least one of:
• (i) a front and reverse configuration in which at least one of the plurality of adjustable tabs and at least one of the plurality of locking slits are disposed on a front side of the semi-rigid sheet, and at least another one of the plurality of adjustable tabs and at least another one of the plurality of locking slits are disposed on a reverse side of the semi-rigid sheet, or
• (ii) an inverted configuration in which at least one of the plurality of locking slits is disposed in an edge region of the semi-rigid sheet and at least one of the plurality of adjustable tabs is flexible towards the edge region, and at least another one of the plurality of locking slits is disposed in an interior region of the semi-rigid sheet and at least another one of the plurality of adjustable tabs is flexible towards the interior region.

A method for holding medical tubing, comprising:

• providing a semi-rigid sheet;
• providing a plurality of adjustable tabs disposed on the semi-rigid sheet;
• providing a plurality of locking slits that receive the plurality of adjustable tabs to secure coils of medical tubing to the plastic sheet, wherein the plurality of adjustable tabs and the plurality of locking slits are disposed on the semi-rigid sheet in at least one of:
• (i) a front and reverse configuration in which at least one of the plurality of adjustable tabs and at least one of the plurality of locking slits are disposed on a front side of the semi-rigid sheet, and at least another one of the plurality of adjustable tabs and at least another one of the plurality of locking slits are disposed on a reverse side of the semi-rigid sheet, or
• (ii) an inverted configuration in which at least one of the plurality of locking slits is disposed in an edge region of the semi-rigid sheet and at least one of the plurality of adjustable tabs is flexible towards the edge region, and at least another one of the plurality of locking slits is disposed in an interior region of the semi-rigid sheet and at least another one of the plurality of adjustable tabs is flexible towards the interior region;
• and
• engaging each of the plurality of adjustable tabs into counterpart ones of the locking slits to form loops to hold the medical tubing on the semi-rigid sheet.