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Pharma/Medical Device Companies Projecting Expansion for 2022
Results of a Q1 2022 report from PMMI show that the pharmaceutical/medical device industry is expecting the most growth, followed by other, personal care, food, and beverage.
Sustainability
Medical Device eIFUs: Hurdles to Overcome
Medical device/Packaging
KiiP Tackles Wicked Problems in Package Material Stability
Package design
Good Design Awards Highlight Connected Devices
Packaging/Filling
Turntable Machine Packages Prefilled Syringes
Package design
Prefilled Enteral Pouch Wins Highest 2022 FPA Award
The EnteraLoc is a 510(k) FDA-approved enteral device designed for tube-fed patients. It’s a flexible spouted pouch with a leak-proof seal, for direct-connect delivery of nutrition in a safe and convenient manner.
Medical device/Packaging
MedAccred Launches New Contract Manufacturer Subscriber Program
The program will build on the current MedAccred program and provide rigorous oversight of critical manufacturing processes, conducted by subject matter expert auditors around the globe.
Sponsored
Tyvek Pouches Now Available: In Stock & Ready to Ship
Do you need sterile barrier pouches quickly to help cover low inventory? Don't let standard lead times slow you down. Expedited shipping is available with our Stock Pouch Program. Place your order.
Medical device/Packaging
Pharmapack Europe 2022: Education, Innovation, and Networking
The event, to be held on-line and in-person this May, will provide a window into the partnering of today, as well ground-breaking innovations yet to hit the market.
Medical device/Packaging
Tubes Answer the Call for More Sustainable Packaging Options
Packaging World’s Jim Chrzan and Packaging Digest’s Lisa McTigue Pierce met with Tube Council members to chart green milestones for paper tubes, mono-layer plastics, sugar cane, and recycled aluminum.
Medical device/Packaging
FDA Recommends Use of Duodenoscopes With Innovative Designs to Enhance Safety
The agency is providing new information supporting the transition to fully disposable duodenoscopes and those with disposable components, as well as new information on completed post-market surveillance studies.
Sponsored
Tyvek Pouches Now Available: In Stock & Ready to Ship
Do you need sterile barrier pouches quickly to help cover low inventory? Don't let standard lead times slow you down. Expedited shipping is available with our Stock Pouch Program. Place your order.
Medical device/Packaging
2022 FPA Awards Highlight User Experience, Shelf Impact
Sustainability, technical innovation, & print quality continue to be driving forces behind advances in flexible packaging. Noteworthy among the 2022 Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) Award winners was how consumers or end users interact with the packs.
Supplier News
Winpak Broadens Sustainability Offering
Winpak has announced that PureCycle Technologies will be providing it with ultra-pure recycled polypropylene, further further expanding Winpak’s recyclable packaging solutions, now containing post-consumer recycled content.
Medical device/Packaging
Endoscope Processing in Healthcare Facilities Guidance Updated
The guidance explains the required steps in processing flexible and semi-flexible endoscopes and accessories to ensure they are safe for patient use.
Take Five
Printing and Labeling Use Cases for Sanitizer and COVID-19 Tests
Health Supply US and Bioneer use printing and labeling machines to enable hygienic and efficient packaging of single-dose sanitizer sachets and COVID-19 test kits, respectively.
Regulatory
FDA Proposes Rule to Amend Medical Device CGMP Requirements
The proposed amendments to the CGMP requirements of the Quality System (QS) Regulation will align them more closely with the international consensus standard for devices.
Medical device/Packaging
Philips Lumify Handheld Ultrasound Expands Access to Hemodynamics
The system offers all physicians, from cardiologists and radiologists to emergency care, quick access to hemodynamics in cardiac function anytime, anywhere.
Medical device/Packaging
Kilmer Fund Accepting 2022 Grant and Scholarship Applications
The AAMI Foundation is accepting 2022 applications for the Kilmer Fund’s grant and academic scholarship programs.
Supplier News
Insightec Exablate Prostate System Used to Treat U.S. Commercial Patient
The Insightec Exablate Prostate incisionless, focused, ultrasound system was used at a U.S. hospital commercially for the first time by Stanford Health Care.
Home
Sharks: From Mortal Foes to Medical Inspiration
Ironically, the terror of the seas may prove to be instrumental in preventing/reducing infections, saving countless people from suffering and even death.
Regulatory
FDA Publishes Draft Guidance on Reporting Certain Medical Device Shortages
The new guidance helps clarify how the agency interprets 506J notification requirements, including when and who should submit a notification and the information that should be included.
Medical device/Packaging
Report: Innovative New Pharma & Medical Devices at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
PMMI Media Group editors fanned out across the many booths at PACK EXPO Las Vegas to bring you this Innovations Report. Here’s what they saw in the pharma and medical devices categories.
Medical device/Packaging
Kilmer Innovations in Packaging Tackles 'Wicked Problems' in Med Device Sterility
KiiP is an industry initiative ‘solving wicked problems in healthcare packaging.’ They’re gathering passionate team members to tackle nebulous topics, ultimately improving patient safety.
Supplier News
United Imaging Building World-leading Intelligent R&D and Manufacturing Complex
The company is investing $490 million to create a modern campus that integrates functions, such as technology research and development, intelligent manufacturing, international training, and global branding.
Regulatory
FDA Releases Medical Devices Draft Guidance for Review
“The Transition Plan for Medical Devices Issued Emergency Use Authorizations During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Public Health Emergency” guidance is now available for review.
Supplier News
MedAccred Grants Volex Accreditation for Cable and Wire Harness Assembly
Volex is the first company in Mexico to hold the prestigious accreditation for this critical manufacturing process.
![At the[PACK]out, presenting 'Wicked Stability: Predicting the Aging Degradation of Materials' were speakers (from left): Dan Burgess, Henk Blom, and Rod Patch w/ Moderator Seema Momin.](https://img.healthcarepackaging.com/files/base/pmmi/all/image/2022/05/Wicked_Stability.627af09af0762.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=75&q=70&w=75)
