Disposable medical sterilization packaging needs to guarantee the continued sterility and integrity of medical devices before they can be used.
Our flashspun fabric of Flashspun Hypak™ have been widely applied in autoclave sterilization bags, dental sterilization bags, dry heat sterilization packaging, eto sterilization packaging and so on. Why do many medical device manufacturers prefer to use Flashspun Hypak™ as medical device packaging materials?
Because Flashspun Hypak™ custom medical packaging materials offer a good balance between the contradictory properties of lightness, strength, and breathability, as described below.
Sterile Barrier System is a fundamental requirement for maintaining the safety and effectiveness of sterile medical devices. The innermost packaging material plays a crucial role as the cornerstone of this sterile barrier system. It provides physical protection, blocks microorganisms and harmful substances to ensure the sterility and integrity of the packaged medical products during their shelf life, and the packaging material itself has biocompatibility. Therefore, medical packaging materials need to have excellent barrier and clean peel properties, high mechanical strength, and compatibility with most sterilization methods.
Decades ago, Class-III medical device packaging materials for medical dialysis paper, but it is general strength, can only be used for lighter medical devices. The medical nonwovens and medical pleated paper that are common nowadays are also very fragile.
The strength of Flashspun Hypak™ medical device custom packaging materials are much stronger than other materials because these kinds of medical packaging materials are made of 100% virgin HDPE through flash spinning technology, and are continuous filament product with an ultra-fine fiber mesh structure, so the physical properties of our custom healthcare sterilization packaging are also very strong.
Flashspun Hypak™ custom medical packaging materials are resistant to tearing, puncturing, and folding, and can withstand special transportation and storage conditions. These types of medical device packaging materials can be used to wrap irregular and sharp medical devices without breaking, thus ensuring the sterility and integrity of medical devices.
Due to extremely dense structure and tiny pore size of these types of medical sterilization packagings, Flashspun Hypak™ custom medical packaging materials not only block the penetration of various liquids, but also provide excellent dust and bacteria resistance against various bacteria, microorganisms, particles, and aerosols, with excellent bacteria resistance data, making it impossible for bacteria to penetrate the sterilization packaging of surgical instruments and reach the instruments.
The good permeability is compatible with various sterilization methods such as ethylene oxide, gamma ray, electron beam, steam (controlled conditions), and plasma hydrogen peroxide. It is guaranteed to allow sterilization gases to enter the interior of the sterilization medical packaging materials, penetrate and dispel efficiently without absorbing water droplets produced during sterilization, keeping it sterile and dry before opening and using healthcare sterilization packaging with medical device packaging materials.
Since all Class-III medical devices are implanted inside the body or come into contact with blood, thus healthcare custom sterilization packagings we medical packaging material companies and suppliers provided must also be cleanly peelable.
Flashspun Hypak™ custom medical packaging material does not produce any debris or fibrils, or smaller particles that are not visible to the naked eye, when unwrapped, and therefore this light weight waterproof material do not contaminate the device itself.
Paper-plastic bags are not suitable for packaging irregular/sharp surgical instruments. Because one side is made of medical dialysis paper, which has weak tear resistance, it is only suitable for packaging lighter instruments.
Medical non-woven fabrics have limited tear resistance.It is easy to be damaged when it encounters repeated friction of sharp medical devices, so it has certain requirements for the transportation environment.
Medical crepe paper is easily damaged and not waterproof. Due to the general impermeability of medical corrugated paper, under special circumstances during the sterilization process, water droplets will be absorbed by the material. In severe cases, the inside of the medical package can be wet, but the outside cannot be observed.
Thanks to the unique nano-sized fiber mesh structure constructed by flash-spinning technolo-gy, Hypak™effectively prevents bacteria, spores and other contaminating microorganisms from penetrating into the medical device package, keeping it sterile until it is opened.
The strong filament fiber structure gives Hypak™ excellent mechanical properties, providing reliable physical protection for medical devices. Its excellent tear strength and puncture resistance minimize product recalls due to packaging breakage.
The clean peel properties of the filament structure reduce the risk of device contamination and protect patient safety.
The excellent chemical stability of HDPE makes Hypak™ suitable for a wide range of conventional sterilization methods. The material can withstand sterilization processes such as ethylene oxide (EtO), gamma radiation, electron beam, and steam (under controlled conditions). Hypak™ maintains stable microbial barrier and mechanical properties before and after sterilization.
Hypak™ offers great processability and can be used in almost all medical sterile barrier systems, such as header bag, chevron pouch, center-seal pouches, flexible/rigid blister lids, and die-cut lids.
Hypak™ offers excellent printability and easy labeling for medical product traceability.
Made from 100% high-density polyethylene, Hypak™'s single component makes it easy to recycle, contributing to sustainability.
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