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Oliver Medical, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA As the last line of defence between the medical device and bacteria, sterile barrier packaging plays an important role in patient safety. As such, failures in medical packaging materials present serious issues for medical device manufacturers. Measures can and should be taken to avoid them. A breach in the sterile barrier system can be associated with a pinhole or crack in one of the package materials or a leak in the seal. If a failure is observed in the field, the result can be as costly as a product recall and can include a damaged reputation in the market place. This article examines how device design, materials choice, package design, sealing/forming process, and package distribution and handling can affect the potential for package material failures, and the measures that can be taken to avoid them. When possible, a packaging professional should provide input during the design and development of the medical device. Because many medical device components are formed by an injection moulding process, it is important to ensure that mould flash is minimised. A part that exhibits excessive flash can easily puncture the film of a
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