Pipette holder

A kit for use in a medical procedure, comprising:

• at least one pipette suitable for use in said medical procedure;
• and a holder for said at least one pipette, said holder comprising a main body portion, a reducing insert, and a cap;
• said main body portion comprising a normally-closed axial end and an open axial end, said main body portion having an interior space and sized for holding said at least one pipette in said interior space;
• said reducing insert comprising a sleeve having a smaller diameter open end and a larger diameter substantially closed end having a substantially flat inner surface, said sleeve sized and arranged such that said smaller diameter open end is received in said main body portion open axial end and said larger diameter substantially closed end is not receivable in said main body portion open axial end, said substantially closed end having an aperture extending therethrough and communicating with said interior space, said aperture having a diameter sufficient for passage of only a single pipette therethrough at any one time, said pipette having a length such that it exceeds a length between said main body portion closed axial end and said open end of said sleeve and such that it is less than a length between said main body portion closed axial end and said substantially closed end of said reducing insert;
• said cap comprising a base portion and a seal portion, said base portion engaged with said open axial end of said main body portion, said seal portion hingedly engaged with said base portion and movable between an open position wherein said interior space of said main body portion communicates via said aperture with an environment exterior of said holder for removal of said pipette from said holder, and a closed position wherein said seal portion covers said aperture.