Custom-engineered packaging producer UFP Technologies has introduced its new FlexShield pouch for the medical device industry.
The medical device pouch designed for screws, rods, plates and other instruments, provides puncture and abrasion resistance to ship medical instruments safely without incurring damage to external packaging.
According to the US-based company, FlexShield is made from a durable plastic film that does away with the need for rigid blister packaging.
The user-friendly pouch, which can easily fit instruments and tools of varied shapes and sizes, ensures the integrity of the sterile barrier between instruments and outside contaminates from the assembly time to final use in the operating room.
FlexShield shape makes the loading of an instrument through a small slit and can be torn across its perforation during surgery for easy recovery, handling and disposal when an instrument is ready for use.
Claimed to be small, lightweight and flexible, the FlexShield provides cost savings during shipping when packaged within a pre-validated pouch. It is available in three standard sizes and can be designed and manufactured to custom specifications.
