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A growing number of medical device innovations are introduced each year to equip medical professionals with solutions designed to enhance patient health. A critical aspect of these devices is sterilization, which ensures the eradication of pathogens to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). HAIs are prevalent in about 1 in 31 hospital patients in the United States.1 Annually, sepsis was indicated in approximately 1.7 million cases, or 6% of hospitalizations, culminating in 270,000 fatalities.2 Proactive measures, with sterilization at the forefront, are paramount for bolstering patient safety and minimizing the detrimental repercussions of HAIs.
Medical device packaging isn’t just about encasing a product – it’s an intricate balance of design, sterile barrier defense, and regulatory adherence. This white paper expands on the nuances of creating a robust medical device packaging strategy, emphasizing its purpose in safeguarding products and facilitating ease-of-use. Central to this is the critical role of the sterile barrier system, serving as the first line of defense against contaminants and pathogens.
Medical device package design can be a complex process that requires significant time and budget investments. Medical device manufacturers have increasingly turned to pre-validated packaging to mitigate such challenges. Pre-validated packaging has become a useful tool with considerable advantages over traditional custom-built packaging and can streamline the packaging process to prevent supply chain issues and deliver products to market faster, with reduced costs and fewer testing requirements.
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