The Sterile Packaging Industry Is Essential to Patient Safety

As the nation’s hospitals, medical providers, and first responders continue treating patients for COVID-19, the sterile flexible packaging industry is providing a critical component in the production of primary packaging in a sterile barrier system that helps to ensure the safety of life-saving medical devices. Sterilization packaging is used for products such as diagnostic tests, drug delivery devices (such as IV solutions and infusion sets), syringes, catheters, intubation tubes, isolation gowns, and other personal protective equipment. These packaging solutions aid in maintaining device sterility and efficacy through protective flexible packaging that has undergone a rigorous validation and complex sterilization process.