The present invention concerns a packaging for an item of medical equipment made by folding a sheet so as to form a cradle for receiving the contents, formed from two flaps hinged together in the shape of a clamp, a cover element hinged on one of the flaps of the cradle and closing means themselves hinged transversely on at least one of the flaps of the cradle and/or the cover element, characterised by the fact that the closing means are designed to be fixed together by simple mechanical engagement and in that, when urged to open, the cover element exerts a force on said closing means mechanically engaged with each other, making them automatically separate, and thus opening the packaging.
