Packaging & Sterilization
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Packaging & Sterilization
Is Your Packaging Provider Prepared If Disaster Strikes?
The onslaught of devastating hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters the world suffered in 2018 have accentuated the need for business continuity planning (BCP) in medical device manufacturing. Although many companies develop plans…Wilfredo Mercado, Vice President of Operations, Latin America, Prent Thermoforming 01.31.19
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Packaging & Sterilization
Cantel Acquires Vista Research Group
Enhances Cantel's Dental water solutions portfolio and advances global leadership position in infection prevention.PR Newswire 01.11.19
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Packaging & Sterilization
Nelipak Expands Operations in Humacao, Puerto Rico
Expansion is centered around thermoformed healthcare packaging capabilities.Nelipak Healthcare Packaging 11.27.18
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Packaging & Sterilization
5 Questions from the Booth: Nelipak Healthcare Packaging
Digital sketching capabilities bring packaging concepts to life in a rapid and effective way.MPO Staff 11.12.18
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Packaging & Sterilization
Tekni-Plex Acquires Beyers Plastics
Cleanroom film extruder and converter company will expand Tekni-Plex’s packaging capabilities.Tekni-Plex Inc. 11.06.18
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Electronics | Packaging & Sterilization | Patient Monitoring | Software & IT | Surgical
Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2019
The new report identifies safety issues and action steps for 10 dangerous and preventable hazards.Slideshows ECRI Institute 10.29.18
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Packaging & Sterilization | Surgical
Olympus Introduces OER-Mini Endoscope Reprocessor for ENT
Tabletop endoscope reprocessor features 16-minute reprocessing time; helps reduce the risk of human errors and mishandling.Olympus 10.05.18
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Cardiovascular | Packaging & Sterilization | Surgical
'Safe' UV Light May Prevent Catheter & Cardiac Driveline Infections
Optical fibers emit a type of UV light safe for skin; could prevent infections around skin-penetrating medical devices.Columbia University Irving Medical Center 08.24.18
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Materials | Packaging & Sterilization
Bacteria-Fighting Polymers Created with Light
Synthetic reproductions of antimicrobial peptides can be used for disease treatment, food, and cosmetics.University of Warwick 08.14.18
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Packaging & Sterilization
Cantel Medical Acquires Stericycle's Controlled Environmental Solutions Business
Addition of cleanroom business enhances and strengthens Cantel's portfolio of infection prevention solutions.Cantel Medical 08.06.18
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Packaging & Sterilization | Surgical
Hoya's Pentax Medical Acquires Majority Stake in PlasmaBiotics SAS
PlasmaBiotics is a company focused on the ultra-fast channel drying and active storage of endoscopes.PR Newswire 08.01.18
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Packaging & Sterilization | Testing
Millstone Medical Welcomes Chief Information Officer to Headquarter Facility
Khrishna Mangal most recently served as a consultant for Paragon Medical.Millstone Medical Outsourcing 07.26.18
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Packaging & Sterilization | Testing
Coming Clean: Developing Standards for Cleaning Reusable Devices and Instruments
Five years ago, I shuddered to read the headlines about “dirty” endoscopes being used in colonoscopies and the speculation that followed. Are colonoscopies really safe? Is this what’s creating new superbugs? Why weren’t hospit…Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 07.26.18
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Contract Manufacturing | Machining & Laser Processing | Molding | Packaging & Sterilization | R&D & Design | Testing | Tubing & Extrusion
Addressing Peak Issues in Medtech
The 2018 MPO Summit heads to Colorado for discussion, education, and networking.Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 07.26.18
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Packaging & Sterilization | Testing
Five Aspects of the ISO 11737-1:2018 Updates You Need to Know
What medical device manufacturers need to know about the recent changes to the ISO bioburden standard.Martell Winters, Director of Scientific Competency, and Wendy Wangsgard, Ph.D., Senior Scientist—Nelson Laboratories 07.23.18
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Packaging & Sterilization | Surgical
Key Surgical Buys Encompas Unlimited to Expand Endoscopy Offering
Encompas is the second acquisition Key Surgical has completed since it merged with Interlock Medizintechnik GmbH last year.PR Newswire 07.12.18
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Packaging & Sterilization | Surgical
Fortive Bids $2.7 Billion for J&J's Advanced Sterilization Products Business
The business is complementary to Fortive’s expertise in highly regulated critical customer workflows.Business Wire 06.07.18
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Packaging & Sterilization
How the Right Logistics and Repair Vendor Can Drive Supply Chain Value
Over 80 percent of medical device companies in the United States have fewer than 50 employees, and the majority of those people are innovators and entrepreneurs, not logisticians or technicians. Once a new product hits the market, the manufacturers a…Matthew Riehl, General Manager, Columbus GSC, Flash Global 06.04.18
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Packaging & Sterilization
That’s a Wrap: Addressing Packaging and Sterilization Considerations
Multiple factors are impacting the closing, but critical, processes associated with the end of product manufacturing.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 06.04.18
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Packaging & Sterilization
Using DC Voltage Cold Plasma to Sterilize Medical Tools
DC cold plasma technology provides a more economic approach by using air as a sterilization agent.Purdue University 05.29.18
