Medical device packaging: Page 112

Medical Device/Packaging
Surgical nurses survey medical device packaging
Medical device packaging must be simple enough for a child to open. Devices should be easy to remove from their packages. Both inner and outer packaging could be sturdier. Color coding and consistent expiration date formats among different products would be beneficial. End users of devices should be consulted in the development of the device package. Packages should create less waste and/or be recyclable. These "suggestions" were among the most dominant responses from operating room (OR) nurses responding to a recent Institute of Packaging Professionals' Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee /Assn. of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Custom Research Survey.
August 14, 2008
Package Design
Flexible pouches help medical products maker
It's understandable that medical products company Z-Medica Corp. proudly salutes the 4.5-mil film structure for its line of QuikClot blood-clotting products. After all, the pouch has accommodated several generations of product iterations, and is now targeted for both military operations and consumers such as sports and adventure enthusiasts who may venture far from medical attention. From Versapack , the pouches are shipped premade to Z-Medica three-side-sealed. The pouch is an adhesive lamination of polyester/foil/nylon/polypropylene. The polyester is reverse-printed in four to six colors, depending on the variety.
August 9, 2008
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Could combination products recharge Puerto Rico's pharmaceutical industry?
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the pharmaceutical industry in Puerto Rico following the expiration of tax incentives from Section 936 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Could emerging combinations of biopharmaceuticals and medical devices provide a silver lining? A report from Interphex Puerto Rico.
April 15, 2008
Adherence/Delivery
Cancer treatments challenge packaging
Certain types of cancer are becoming "chronic" diseases and call for changes in packaging, according to Dr. Joseph Gligorov, an oncologist in France. He made these remarks February 6, 2008, at Pharmapack in Paris, France, during a session titled, "Cancer Treatment: The Emerging Role of Packaging." While cancer rates are growing around the world, from 10 million cases diagnosed in 2000 to 15 million projected in 2020, many of these are due to the aging population, people who may also suffer from a variety of other ailments. More than 650 drugs to fight cancer are currently in the pipeline.
April 15, 2008
Medical Device/Packaging
Material complies with ISO 11607-1:2006
Tyvec Material Meets Compliance
March 28, 2008
Adherence/Delivery
Wipes wage war on bacteria
Packaged wet wipes give hospital personnel and patients a weapon to fight the spread of bacteria. Sustainable packaging of these wipes could be next. ...The healthcare community is understandably concerned with the spread of diseases such as MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus), or staph, and C. Diff (Clostridium Difficile), a diarrheal disease. One way to combat such diseases, either in a medical facility or at home, is through hygiene, which may include the use of specialized wet wipes, contract-manufactured and packaged by Fredonia, WI-based Guy & O'Neill, Inc. for a wide range of customers and applications.
March 3, 2008
Medical Device/Packaging
Tips for working with consultants
Jan Gates, principal sterile barrier (packaging) engineer, Abbott Vascular, offered the following recommendations when considering hiring a consultant, or working with consultants. Her comments come from the January 28 MD&M (Medical Design & Manufacturing) West Conference in Anaheim, CA: • Hire a consultant when temporary assistance is required – new business deadlines, short term business problems, independent advise needed, searching for cost savings, etc.
February 28, 2008
Medical Device/Packaging
Artegraft switches to copolyester for vascular graft tubes
Since incorporating in 1993, North Brunswick, NJ-based Artegraft Inc. has used glass tubes to ship its U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved Class III natural collagen vascular grafts to hospitals, clinics, or hospital distributors. But occasional breakage during distribution and the desire to trim costs led the company to make a change this year to Eastman Chemical's Eastar Copolyester MB002 resin. Eastman worked with O.Berk Co. to make the conversion. As a result of its transition to the tube, which incorporates a flat side, Artegraft is preventing breakage and saving money.
February 15, 2008
Medical Device/Packaging
Accelerated aging test tips
There exists "a great deal of misinformation" when it comes to accelerated aging of medical device packaging, said Curt Larsen of Spartan Design Group, LLC (952/380-1458), at the January 28 MD&M (Medical Design & Manufacturing) West Medical Device Packaging Conference in Anaheim, CA.
February 14, 2008
Medical Device/Packaging
HealthPack 2008 coming to San Antonio
Attending the yearly HealthPack conference is an important educational opportunity for the medical device community, agree John Spitzley (shown in photo) and Curt Larsen, the event's co-chairmen who developed the agenda for the March 4 – 6 event at the Sheraton Gunter Hotel in San Antonio. "At HealthPack 2008, the keynote speaker will be Mary Jo Steiert, president of AORN, the Assn. of periOperative Registered Nurses," says Larsen.
February 4, 2008
Packaging/Filling
Medical device packaging training track at MD&M West conference
A medical device packaging track chaired by Randall Troutman (shown in photo), CPP, Oliver Medical Products, will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, during the MD&M (Medical Design & Manufacturing) West Conference at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA. MD&M will be co-located with six other manufacturing shows at WestPack.
January 22, 2008
Package Design
Medical device blogger addresses technical questions
Validating heat sealers, dye penetration and burst tests, the consequences of designing packaging late in the product design process, and sterilization issues are among the topics that Jacob Kearns has answered in the past year on his "Medical Device Blog." Kearns is an engineer for a medical device company. Differing points of view may be shared on this blog.
January 9, 2008
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