How creative medical plastic packaging protects the safety of medicines and medical devices

Medical packaging is like the protector of drugs or medical devices, protecting them from external damage and biological contaminati.

The survey shows that among all medical packaging materials, plastics account for the highest proportion and will achieve faster development during 2019-202 This is mainly due to the unique properties of plastics such as strong corrosion resistance, durability, water resistance, light weight and flexibility, and low co.

Medical plastic packaging, like other plastic packaging, is constantly iteratively updated to provide a safer and cleaner storage environment for the conten.

Double Sterile Barrier Tray

The Orthofix Medical Tray from Placon is a custom designed package for securing medical screws for surgical implantati.

Filled, lidded stationary trays are housed in double-layer sterile barrier trays, and assembled parts are packaged in carto.

This tray is embedded in the spiral packaging design to save over $50,000 in packaging validation cos.

"What makes this package unique is the ability to hang and hold the medical screws in place without touching anything that could cause friction, preventing the hydroxyapatite coating from being removed or scratched prior to medical procedur.

The packaging won the 2019 AmeriStar Awards in the Medical Device catego.

Vitamin tablet packaging with " child safety lock "

Developed by TricorBraun, the Target Simply Balanced vitamin tablet package provides operational efficiency for new premium health supplements with child-safe and senior-friendly featur.

This product is available in a standard size single bottle and closure design, which simplifies the manufacture and storage of packaging componen.

The bottle opening is designed to be wider than normal bottle openings, making it easy to fill vitamin tablets quickly and hygienical.

Color-coded labels and caps make it easy for consumers to identify the different types within Target Simply Balanced's vitamin li.

The bottle of this vitamin tablet is designed with a screw cap, which contains a colored cap and a transparent rectangular c.

The entire recyclable bottle body and cap are made of polyethylene terephthalate (PE.

        The packaging won the 2019 AmeriStar Awards in the Pharmaceutical Packaging catego.

        Nasal spray packaging with 50% reduction in carbon footprint

        GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) Consumer Health division brings sustainability improvements to GSK's allergy relief nasal spray packagi.

        This redesigned nasal spray package uses less plastic and reduces the packaging's carbon footprint by 50% without sacrificing product performance or patient safe.

        The design team redesigned the nasal spray pump and valve, thermoformed flip cap, drug label and product inse.

All changes have been approved by the relevant health authoriti.

        GlaxoSmithKline has committed to an eventual 25% reduction in carbon emissions to the environment by 2030 (compared to 2016) by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and water use, as well as recycling was.

        The packaging won the 2019 AmeriStar Awards in the Pharmaceutical Packaging catego.

        One-handed dental adhesive bottle

        Japan's GC company has developed a packaging container for dental adhesives that can be opened with just one hand - the user presses two buttons on the side of the bottle to instantly unlock and open the c.

Compared with the traditional screw cap, the opening operation of this container is simple and easy to u.

        This pack is shock and vibration resistant due to its two-button mode, providing an effective wrap for conte.

It won the 2019 World Star Packaging Awards in the Medical Packaging catego.

        Needle retention labels to avoid needle stick injuries

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Braun Medical Inc has placed a needle retention label on the medical packaged heparin sodium injection USP prefilled syringe to protect healthcare workers and patients from needle stick injuri.

        This needle retention label was developed by Schreiner Medipha.

According to Braun, the package is the first pre-filled heparin syringe with integrated needle protection to be approved by the.


Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and was launched in the.


in April 201

        The Schreiner Medipharm study reported that needle-retaining labels meet the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) requirements for safety devices, and that the labeling system is also applicable outside the United Stat.