In a special global packaging online community, PMP News and DuPont Medical Packaging presented two Web events: “An Introduction to DuPont Tyvek” and “Fundamentals of Medical Package Engineering and Design.” Speaking were Jose R. Arevalo, business development manager, MDM accounts and Latin America, DuPont Medical and Pharmaceutical Protection; and Karen Polkinghorne, Packaging Engineer & MDM Specialist, for DuPont Medical & Pharmaceutical Packaging.

In a special global packaging online community, PMP News and DuPont Medical Packaging presented “DuPont Medical Packaging Transition Project (MPTP)—Progress Report,” in September 2012. Roseann C. Salasin, global marketing director; Mike Scholla, global regulatory director; and Bruce Yost, global technical director, of DuPont Medical and Pharmaceutical Protection, spoke about progress in the transitioning of Tyvek 1073B and Tyvek 1059B to manufacturing lines that use its latest flash-spinning technology.

In a special global packaging online community, PMP News and DuPont Medical Packaging presented “Current Events in Healthcare Packaging,” and “Microbial Barrier Properties of Porous Sterile Barrier Systems: Does Selection of the Packaging Material Matter?” John Bamberger of DuPont Medical and Pharmaceutical Protection received several questions during the events. He provides written responses below.

Celebrating 20 years in healthcare product packaging—
A Look Back In Time… With Eyes on the Future
(1993–2013)

Looking Back over 20 Years of Sterile Medical Packaging

Thanks to ISO 11607 and other milestones, medical device packaging has gained definite stature over the last two decades.

One package is making quite an impact, for lessening its environmental impact. The CardioFocus HeartLight Cardiac Ablation System Balloon Catheter Die-Cut Tray manufactured by Beacon Converters Inc. has been honored with two awards from the Flexible Packaging Association during its annual meeting and awards ceremony held in Naples, FL, on February 26, 2013. The die-cut tray has received FPA's Gold Award for Environmental and Sustainability Achievement and its Gold Award for Technical Innovation.

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Milestones Select ratingPoorOkayGoodGreatAwesome No votes yet AmeriStar Awards Competition Now Accepting Entries Share Don't miss submitting your best work to the 2013 AmeriStar Package Awards Competition! AmeriStar showcases the most ground-breaking, innovative packages of the year. AmeriStar winners in 2012 included the following medical device packages:  Looking Back over 20 Years of Sterile Medical Packaging Share Thanks to ISO 11607 and other milestones, medical device packaging has gained definite stature over the last two decades. In 1993, medical device manufacturers sought packages that would maintain sterile product safety and efficacy, reduce hospital and supply chain waste, and offer cost efficiencies to prepare for healthcare reform. Twenty years later, the goals are pretty much the same. But the means and methods have definitely changed. “The whole process of developing and testing packaging has become more scientific,” observes Dhuanne Dodrill, president of Rollprint Packaging Products Inc. “Validation is a way of life.” Select ratingPoorOkayGoodGreatAwesome Your rating: None Average: 3 (4 votes) 17 Years Ago, FDA Clarified Packaging’s Importance Share In my look back at 20 years of sterile medical device packaging to kick off our 20th anniversary celebration, I heard some industry members talk about experiencing increased scrutiny from FDA. What has transpired? There is no question that the 1996 publication of the Quality System Regulation (QS Regulation) clarified medical device manufacturers’ responsibilities when it came to package development and validation. I write “clarify,” though, because the responsibility to ensure that medical device packaging is adequate has been in place since the 1978 regulation that promulgated Good Manufacturing Practices for the manufacture, packing, storage, and installation of medical devices. Select ratingPoorOkayGoodGreatAwesome No votes yet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 next › last » Daily Buzz Most Emailed Most Viewed Top Rated Pharmaceutical Cold Chain: A Gap In The Last Mile Enabling Safe Syringe-Based Delivery Devising Sterile Packaging Solutions Packaging Sustainability for the Life Sciences Industry iPhone App Fights Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting Quality, then Cost Bar Coding and RFID on Track This Summer Dimensions.04 Product Update: Expanding Labels and Cartons Bayer Beefs Up Safety UDI Rule Takes Final Shape as Comment Phase Nears End BLISTERS: Ilsemann Begins U.S. Blister Unit Sales Serialization: A Sharpening Focus Flexibility Positions Brands for a Better 2010 Putting the Charge in RFID Report: Falling European Drug Prices to Drive Down Healthcare Costs Serialization Survey Shows Hesitant Adoption BD Launches Advanced Device for Insulin Injection Who's online There are currently 15 users and 220 guests online. Online users depeerods stawngant pletcherrps Naineunny opirtierb Duarieher Akdzilam depeerods absemakefkimb CizEpisaaquap Media Kit | Privacy Policy | Contact | Feedback | Advertise | Subscribe | Qmed - Medical Devices | Packaging Digest | Sitemap © 2013 UBM Canon