Medical instrument retainer assembly and method of making the retainer

A method of making a retainer for retaining medical devices in a container having a wall with perforations, said method comprising the steps of:

• forming a rigid support portion to provide at least one bonding surface, at least one leg extending from the bonding surface and an axial passage extending into said leg from a free end thereof so that the retainer may be positioned on said wall with each axial passage in register with a perforation in said wall, wherein said wall is contacted by said leg only at a surface directly underneath said leg, and injection molding a plastic material directly onto said bonding surface to form a flexible resilient instrument holding portion which extends from the support portion in a direction opposite to that of said at least one leg so that the retainer is devoid of cracks and crevices which could be potential sites for bacterial in-growth;
• and
• providing a seal between each leg and the wall.