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Medical device packaging: Page 115
Medical Device/Packaging
Medical device package distribution tips and insights
Jan Gates, principal packaging engineer at Abbott Vascular, offered the following advice during her presentation, "Medical Device Distribution Package Testing," during the Medical Device & Manufacturing MD&M West show.
February 27, 2007
Packaging/Filling
End-user input critical to tray manufacturing
Defining the end-user /device maker's needs is the most crucial step of the entire thermoforming process, said MD&M West speaker Jason Crosby, medical business manager for thermoformer Plastic Ingenuity . Crosby's comments were made at a conference session Feb. 15 at the Anaheim Convention Center during the Medical Device & Manufacturing (MD&M West) show.
February 23, 2007
Medical Device/Packaging
Anaheim gears up for MD&M show
Abbott Vascular's Jan Gates will chair a Feb. 15 Medical Device and Packaging session that includes Part I, Packaging Engineering, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m., followed by Part II, Packaging Validation and Compliance from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The session is part of Medical Design and Manufacturing West event at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. The conference will be held Feb. 12-15, while the exposition runs from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Feb. 13-14, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 15.
February 5, 2007
Medical Device/Packaging
Abbott's bioabsorbable stent packs promise
Bioabsorbable stents, such as Abbott's Absorb, may soon open a new pathway in the treatment of coronary artery disease, and challenge the packaging process. In late October, Abbott Park, IL-based Abbott Laboratories delivered encouraging news regarding the initial results of a clinical trial involving its Absorb bioabsorbable drug-eluting stent for the treatment of coronary artery disease.
January 12, 2007
Medical Device/Packaging
Checking up on healthcare packaging
Vital issues include validation, FDA regulations, counterfeiting, and the challenges of shipping pharmaceuticals and biologics through the cold chain. (Part I of II)... Surely one of the most interesting developments to unfold lately in the healthcare product manufacturing arena is the formation of the Coalition for a Stronger FDA. The coalition came together officially on Sept. 25 with former government officials, patient group representatives, consumer advocacy organizations, and industry associations bringing it into existence.
January 2, 2007
Package Design
Sterile medical packaging demand to rise 6% annually through 2010 - See more at: http://staging.healthcarepackaging.com/applications/healthcare/sterile-medical-packaging-demand-rise-6-annually-through-2010#sthash.WLyhC21k.dpuf
By 2010, U.S. demand for such packaging is forecast to reach $4.4 billion. What's behind the projected growth? "Pharmaceutical and biological applications will lead growth as advances in the life sciences contribute new injectable and inhalation therapies for cancer, heart disorders and other diseases. "That's according to "Sterile Medical Packaging," a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc.. - See more at: http://staging.healthcarepackaging.com/applications/healthcare/sterile-medical-packaging-demand-rise-6-annually-through-2010#sthash.WLyhC21k.dpuf
December 11, 2006
Medical Device/Packaging
Medical tubing
Swab sticks, pipettes, catheter packaging, tubing for IV sets, multi-lumen, and flex PVC are amount the types of medical tubing produced by Teel Plastics, Inc. Tubing can be made in sizes from 0.080"outside diameter (OD) to 6.5" OD, in cut lengths from .125" and up, with cut length tolerances of +/- .005 on tubing up to 2.00" OD, and in wall thicknesses from 0.010" and up.
November 10, 2006
Medical Device/Packaging
Polyurethane protects DePuy's hip and knee replacement products
At medical device maker DePuy Orthopaedics, polyurethane protective packaging from Barger Packaging is playing a key role in getting hip and knee replacement products to DePuy's intended patients.
October 24, 2006
Medical Device/Packaging
Thermoformed medical device trays
Two-piece inner and outer double seal device tray sets, single-seal device trays, and multi-cavity device trays with an extended flange are available from the House of Packaging.
September 10, 2006
Medical Device/Packaging
Copolyesters for medical packages
To combat growing vaccine waste, a U.K. government initiative reportedly will back R&D of sheep's wool packaging for pharmaceuticals.
July 10, 2006
Medical Device/Packaging
FDA Analyst Delivers Medical Device Labeling Insights
At a June 6 Medical Design & Manufacturing East conference session, Food and Drug Administration regulatory policy analyst Arthur Yellin offered the following advice on medical device labeling:
July 10, 2006
Medical Device/Packaging
Stent packaging at Cordis: A global operation
Perhaps the most widely recognized combination product is the heart stent. Years ago, physicians inserted a metal stent into a patient's clogged or occluded artery, using a balloon that would expand plaque against the artery walls. "It's a mesh-like metal tube that adheres to the artery wall and stays in position," explains Rolando Gonzalez, manager of pharmaceutical and packaging development for medical device maker Cordis Corp., a Miami Lakes, FL-based Johnson & Johnson company.
June 10, 2006
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