The present invention is directed to a device for receiving an object in a reproducible manner, comprising: —a substantially rigid housing comprising an opening configured to receive therein the object to be reproducibly received; —first elastic engaging means comprising a first set of elastic flexure elements which are configured, when the object to be reproducibly received is situated in an engaging state received in the opening, to engage on the circumferential form of the object to be reproducibly received present at that position; —second engaging means which are configured, when the object to be reproducibly received is situated in an engaging state received in the opening, to engage on the circumferential form of the object to be reproducibly received present at that position; and —wherein the first elastic engaging means and the second engaging means are arranged some distance from each other in the opening. Furthermore, the invention is related to a method for manufacturing such a receiving device.