2006: 2 AmeriStar
Awards
Prent Corporation, the
world’s largest producer of medical thermoform packaging, walked home with two
winning entries in the Institute of Packaging Professionals’ 2006 AmeriStar
Awards. They were for the C.R. Bard ReadyLinkTM Delivery System and the Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
MRI Tube Set package.
C.R. Bard ReadyLinkTM Delivery System
Prent’s thermoform package
solution is now changing the way prostate cancer therapy is delivered
worldwide. The new Bard ReadyLink TM design utilizes both the rigid and resilient characteristics of
plastic to provide sterile-barrier packaging that safely presents delicate
radioactive products to the surgeon in a convenient and properly oriented
manner. The package is a 4-tray integrated workstation for the assembly,
shipment, and dispensing of pre-dosed irradiation strands. This sterilizable
container system holds, protects, and delivers delicate radioactive components
for brachytherapy treatment of prostate cancer.
Brachytherapy is a surgical procedure in which small doses of
scientifically-placed radiation are implanted to destroy malignant tumors. Past similar products were packaged in bulky
containers which made it difficult for the surgeon to effectively access the
product, and which often caused damage to the delicate strands.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. MRI Tube Set
Package
When Ethicon Endo-Surgery
developed the MRI Tube Set for their suite of Mammotone breast care products,
the challenge was to not only develop a package that would present the product
to the end-user and attach snugly onto the MRI cart, but most importantly the
package had to contain, manage and dispense 30 feet of tubing used to connect
the MRI to a computer located in another room.
In addition, the package had to be so simple the operator could
intrinsically understand how to manipulate both ends of the tubing, dispense it
with a free motion, and not worry about tangling or kinking the tube.
Prent’s innovative
two-piece design is a great example of how Package plus Medical Device equals
Product. It protects product during
transit, eases loading and dispensing of product, maintains the sterile barrier
and fulfills all packaging and voice of the customer (VOC) requirements. Modular tooling and semi-automated product loading
provide additional cost savings for the end user. This multi-tasking two-piece package employs
many innovative techniques in design and manufacturing, including multiple die
cuts, undercuts, zero degree walls, and a unique zero flange trim.
February 1, 2007
C.R. Bard ReadyLink
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. MRI Tube Set Package
