For years, Stryker Orthopaedics has been surrounding its femoral hip implants with foam wedges before packaging them. The foam was bulky and required a lot of manual labor, though, so the company was eager for a change. However, the implants’...
In October, Michigan State University (MSU) and Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging debuted their new program, the Healthcare Packaging Immersion Experience (HcPIE). The event brought together healthcare professionals, medical packaging experts from...
Medical device manufacturers spend a lot of time ensuring their packaging can survive the worst case scenario. But what if that worst case is the battlefield?At this year’s Healthcare Packaging Immersion Experience, organized by Michigan State...
At the WorldStar Awards ceremony today in Interpack in Dusseldorf, Germany, Prent Corp. is being honored for its universal thermoformed clamshell for Cook Urological. The package is helping the global medical device manufacturer cut tooling costs...
A small thermoformed clamshell for Wright Medical’s complete line of implant screws has earned Barger, a division of Placon, a 2013 AmeriStar award. The result of a collaboration between the two companies, the clamshell can be used to package...
Two tube packaging systems for medical implants have been recognized with multiple awards. The systems are unique because medical implants are usually placed in pouches or thermoformed packages, says Olivier Richart, CEO and President at Selenium...
For years, Boston Scientific Corp. (BSC) has employed closure strips on its shelf cartons, allowing the medical device manufacturer and other stakeholders to identify which items could be restocked for later reuse. (Restocking is a common...
