Medical Packaging
As medical packaging experts with more than 40 years of experience designing and manufacturing award-winning custom medical packaging systems, we know what it takes to meet the demanding sterility, automated assembly, production and specification requirements unique to the healthcare market.
When you partner with Placon, we work with you every step of the way, from our innovative design services and prototyping process to packaging validation and product market launch.
Quality Products
Smart Packaging
Placon’s team of medical designers, engineers, and production staff is dedicated exclusively to medical packaging. Our ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certified facilities, with Class 8 Clean Rooms, support every stage of a packaging project, from design and prototyping through production. We specialize in:
- Custom thermoformed trays, blisters, and clamshells
- BargerGard® protective packaging
- Turnkey stock tooling for small components with Placon VPAK®
- Die-cut mounting cards
- Lidding—printed and non-printed, foil, paper, or Tyvek®
- Folding cartons—printed/non-printed
- Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and Kanban programs
*Tvyek is a registered trademark of DuPont de Nemours and Company Corporation.
Medical Expertise
- Biotechnology
- Cardiology
- Diabetes
- Diagnostics
- Dental
- Endoscopy
- ENT – (Ear, Nose, Throat)
- Extremities
- General Surgery
- Gastrology
- Neurological
- OB/GYN (Women’s Health)
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics (All)
- Pharmaceutical
- Spine
- Sports Medicine
- Trauma
- Urology
- Vascular
- Wound Care
- WIP Packaging (for OEM, MedTech, Contract Packaging)
Smart Medical Design
Innovative Design
Our award-winning in-house engineering team creates turnkey medical packaging solutions designed to fit delicate instruments, orthopedic implants, surgery kits, pharmaceuticals, and much more. We specialize in:
- Innovative sterile and non-sterile systems
- Long catheter capabilities—packaging up to 59″
- Thin-gauge thermoforming of PETG, HIPS, PP, recycled PET, APET, and HDPE materials
- Small, medium, and large volume orders from 500 to millions of pieces.
- Rapid prototyping, 3D solid modeling, and production-quality prototype samples with complete in-house tooling capabilities
- Standard turnaround sample time is 7 days
Quality Products
Leader in Quality
Each of our medical production facilities has an on-site quality team that ensures all processes and inspections meet industry guidelines. Our Class 8 Clean Rooms support sterility, and our ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certifications reflect our commitment to medical customers. We apply SPC (Statistical Process Control) and lean manufacturing principles, and we’ll work with you to meet any specific quality standards you require.
Medical Packaging Materials
From single barrier trays to double sterile barrier systems, we know how important it is to choose the right material for your medical packaging. Placon specializes in thin-gauge thermoforming of PETG, HIPS, PP, recycled PET, APET, and HDPE materials. We also provide custom and stock TPU packaging solutions, lidding and HDPE backer cards.
PETG
In medical packaging, PETG (Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol) is the standard material for rigid packages for its durability, excellent forming capabilities, and chemical resistance.
Features
- PETG is easily formable, perfect for intricate trays, rigid packaging, blisters, and clamshells
- High clarity, view the contents inside easily
- Compatible with sterilizing processes such as EtO and Gamma
BargerGard®
BargerGard® is a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) that protects rough or sharp edged components, and porous-coated or otherwise abrasive instruments during shipping and prior to medical usage.
Features
- High-abrasion resistance
- Impact- and cut-resistant,
- Ideal for rough inserts and needles—generally, these abrasive parts can scratch PETG and cause particulate where BargerGard® won’t.
- Can be formed, die-cut, and welded
- Made for liners, carriers, blade covers, screw pouches, cushioning, sleeves, or tip protection
- Compatible with ethylene oxide (EtO), gamma, and eBeam sterilization
- UV inhibiting properties that won’t break down with UV sterilization
Tyvek® Lidding
Tyvek® lidding is used to seal the components inside thermoformed trays shut. Lidding is available with your customized print graphic and can be cut exactly to the dimension of your tray.
Features
- Adheres strongly to PETG trays
- Porous makeup allows for sterilization methods to pull through the fibrous material
- Communicate important messages with three-color print capabilities
- Add lift tabs to double-barrier trays making it easy for the user to lift inner tray without compromising sterilization
Foil
Foil is also adhered to thermoformed PETG trays but is used in different applications. One would need a foil lid if you need an oxygen barrier to protect the inside components, or if there are liquids in the tray.
Features
- Best used in applications where sterilization happens prior to lid sealing
- Strong oxygen barrier as foil is non-porous
- Adheres to PETG Trays, no printing capabilities directly on foil
Backer Cards - HDPE
Backer cards are used in instances similar to trays and BargerGard® pouches where components need to be packaged together, without free-floating around the container, most commonly paired with a Tyvek-vacuum-sealed, poly-pouch.
Features
- Simple designs keep instruments safely separated and contained altogether
- HDPE is a durable, impact- and scratch-resistant material to protect components
- Suited best for non-abrasive or sharp objects that could scratch HDPE particulate into the package
- A lower-cost alternative to tray tooling
Medical packaging
BargerGard® Stock TPU Pouches and Tip Protectors
BargerGard® Stock TPU Pouches and Tip Protectors
Placon’s BargerGard® line of stock thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) packaging protects rough and sharp medical components, including catheters, needles, screws, drills, and porous coated implants.
- Nonabrasive material protects finished, polished, and other surfaces from damage, as well as preventing denting or scratching to devices and other components
- Die cut and welded into 6 stock configurations to meet your medical packaging needs
- A smart alternative to foam and vinyl protective packaging
- Compatible with ethylene oxide (EtO), gamma, and eBeam sterilization
- Ready to ship
Medical packaging
Pre-Validated Packaging
For companies that may not have the resources or time to buy the six new tools that this system offers, the Placon VPAK® system gives you the ability to commercialize small new medical device products without a lot of internal resources. Whether you’re a start-up with limited resources or a market leader looking for a more efficient way to bring your product to market, Placon VPAK® is the answer.