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A retainer for maintaining a tubular sheath used to store a catheter guide wire in a coiled configuration includes a body having a bottom defining a plurality of substantially parallel channels. Each channel is designed to closely receive a coil of the tubular sheath. A loop is affixed to and extend

A retainer for maintaining a tubular sheath used to store a catheter guide wire in a coiled configuration includes a body having a bottom defining a plurality of substantially parallel channels. Each channel is designed to closely receive a coil of the tubular sheath. A loop is affixed to and extends adjacently above the body and defines an aperture therethrough for receiving and guiding the catheter guide wire after removal of the guide wire from the tubular sheath.

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I claim: 1. A catheter guide wire storage comprising:a tubular sheath formed in a coil;a first body and a second body, each body having at least one of a bottom and a top defining a plurality of substantially parallel channels therein, at least one of said channels for closely receiving therein said

I claim: 1. A catheter guide wire storage comprising:a tubular sheath formed in a coil;a first body and a second body, each body having at least one of a bottom and a top defining a plurality of substantially parallel channels therein, at least one of said channels for closely receiving therein said coil, said coil defining a coil plane;a first loop and a second loop, each loop being:affixed to and extending adjacently above said respective body, said loop defining an aperture therethrough for receiving and guiding the catheter guide wire after removal of the guide wire from the tubular sheath, said loop defining a loop plane angularly offset from and above said coil plane,pivotally assembled to the body, the pivot being designed to maintain the loop plane at an angle offset from the coil plane,each body is attached to said coil by said parallel channels, wherein said first body is substantially diametrically opposed to said second body; andwherein a guide wire is capable of being stored within the coiled tubular sheath and removed and positioned through said pair of apertures during use.