| As the technology in medicine and medical devices | | | | person might buy with a prescription, or over the |
| has progressed over time, so too has the | | | | counter at their local drug store. |
| technology in medical device packaging. Most | | | | Basic Commercial Packaging |
| people don't know it, but almost every medical | | | | Plastic packaging in general, such as the type that |
| device that is used in a hospital must be sterilized | | | | is used to contain basic commercial items can be |
| and packaged prior to it being used in any medical | | | | difficult to open. Perhaps you have found yourself |
| procedure. | | | | from time to time having to break out a razor |
| Sterility is Crucial | | | | knife to remove the packaging from something |
| The are several types and methods that are | | | | that you have purchased in the past. This is |
| incorporated in medical device packaging and each | | | | because with basic commercial packaging, ease of |
| one has its own specific purposes, but they all | | | | removal is basically not an issue. |
| have one basic feature in common and that is to | | | | Easy Open Medical Device Packaging |
| maintain the sterility of the device after it has | | | | Medical device packaging is different however. |
| been properly cleaned and processed. | | | | Ease of removal is crucial with medical device |
| Most Common Type | | | | packaging and is taken into account. Medical |
| Possibly the most common type of sterile medical | | | | devices, while being tightly contained in their |
| device packaging that most people will encounter | | | | packaging, must be able to be quickly and easily |
| during their life time, is the packages of pills and | | | | removed for ease of use and also so the device |
| medication that are contained in individual use | | | | isn't damaged while it is being removed from the |
| packages. These are the the pill packages that a | | | | packaging it is contained in. |