A catheter product package and method of forming same in which the package comprises asheet material wrapped about the catheter product to form a package for the catheter product.The catheter product extends generally longitudinally within the package,and the sheet material extends from a point beyond the proximal end to a point beyondthe distal end of the catheter product. The sheet material of the package is wrappedabout the catheter product in a manner defining confronting proximal end edges,confronting distal end edges, and confronting side edges. The confronting proximalend edges, distal end edges and side edges of the sheet material are joined by aseal after the sheet material is wrapped about the catheter product to definea sealed cavity. The sheet material has a tear strip affixed to it which causesthe sheet material to tear along the tear strip to thereby cause the package toopen along an intended opening line. A method of forming a package for a catheterproduct comprises the steps of providing a sheet material for the package andplacing the catheter product on the sheet material. It also includes affixinga tear strip to the sheet material and wrapping the sheet material around the catheterproduct. Further, the method includes the step of sealing the sheet materialto form a sealed cavity with the catheter product being disposed within the sealedcavity.
