A device for coiling an elongated flexible object into a predefined shape includes a length of wire which is formed with a minor winding and a major winding, the minor winding having an axis corresponding to the longitudinal axis of the object and being configured to conform to the cross section of the object, and the major winding being configured to conform to the predefined shape. In use of the device, the minor winding secures the device to the object and the major winding coils the object into the predefined shape.