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Sterile packaging on track

Let’s talk about medical device packaging…

Welcome to Sterile Device Packaging on Track podcast. Listen in as we speak with the nation’s leading experts in medical device packaging. The goal of this Podcast is to engender a community of packaging and manufacturing engineers that can pose questions to our panel of SME’s. We will cover all corners of medical device packaging from trending medical device packaging regulatory issues, new packaging technologies, and techniques as well as a host of case studies designed to make your medical device packaging program more robust.

Machines and Material?

Learn about the latest innovations in medical device packaging materials and pouches. Also, learn about the latest in packaging machinery.

Pouch Testing Systems

Discover new packaging testing systems and techniques that are designed to assure your device will arrive sterile to the point of care.

Industry Test Studies

Hear about how our industry scores in the marketplace as we work towards a zero defect model in medical device packaging.

Industry Expert Interviews

Learn from seasoned veterans that share their years of front line medical device packaging management experience.

System Calibrations Learning

We will discuss equipment calibration trends for cleanrooms systems and packaging machinery to assure accurate output.

Facility Trends

We will look at recent trends for packaging cleanrooms and controlled environments, and discuss cleanroom staffing.

Featured Episodes

01

Sterile packaging innovation

In this episode, we speak with sterile packaging influencers Rod Patch and Jennifer Benolken, CPPL from the Kilmer group. This group shares knowledge and best practices, poses questions to colleagues, and through their conversations, they spark the innovations that will shape the future of sterility assurance.
02

Healthcare Innovation

Shifting trends in medical product innovation may mean that innovation will come from unexpected organizations like Google and Amazon. As we move to a prevention model of healthcare, device makers will likely focus on wellness devices. Listen in as our Guest Nick Webb speaks on the future of Healthcare Innovation.
03

Modular cleanrooms systems

Listen in as we speak with the founder and president of AWS Bio-Pharma Technologies. Gain insight on the process of how modular cleanroom are planned and delivered. Bruce has great insight on controlled environments from his 40 years of experience.
04

MDM executive learning

MIT professor Michael Cima chats about his Drug and Medical device development course offered through the xPRO program. The course goals are to help participants gain a “big picture” perspective of the entire drug and medical device development process.
05

Collaborative Robots

On this Podcast, we speak with Joe Campbell of Universal Robots about how collaborative Robots can make a more efficient workflow in the cleanroom. Medical device packaging engineers will look at smaller, easy to integrate Robots as this trend blooms.
06

Automating Hand Washing.

On this episode of SPOT radio, we discuss automated hand washing systems with our guest Paul Barnhill from Meritech. Mr. Barnhill speaks on best practices in hand hygiene and how automated technologies can greatly improve Hand Washing outcomes.

Continuing education in medical device packaging is essential for career and company growth…

Medical device manufacturers have just been challenged to meet the more robust revised ISO 11607-1:2019 standard, that now addresses materials, sterile barrier systems, and packaging systems, as well as ISO 11607-2:2019, which covers the validation for forming, sealing and assembly processes. Also with recent revisions of the ISO 13485 standard, manufacturing and packaging engineers can quickly get lost in the weeds. Our Podcast will deliver “drive to work” discussions designed to keep you up to date to avoid potential gaps in your regulatory approach to the packaging of terminally sterilized medical devices.

We will also discuss the latest tools to help your company stay informed on the latest in machinery, software, and materials. Our host Charlie Webb CPP speaks to the nation’s leading company’s and SME’s to help you maintain a competitive and regulatory edge in our complicated ecosystem. With 25 years in sterile device packaging Charlie Webb brings his packaging insight into discussions with our guests, Charlie says “If you are not in a continuing education mode in our demanding and risk-focused industry you will likely fall short under a siloed closed-loop packaging group, always look outside your organization to avoid the perils of incestuous data collection”

Join the journey of discovery in medical device packaging with our host Charlie Webb CPP…

Charlie Webb is the founder and President of Van der Stahl Scientific; he manages the company’s new technology development through the company’s vendor partners. Charlie is a certified packaging professional “CPP” certified through the institute of packaging professionals as well as a “Six Sigma Master Black Belt”. As a member of a scientific review board, he co-developed micro-surgical devices that broke away from the conservative innovation models. Charlie has been in sterile device packaging for 25 years and has been involved in numerous FDA and ISO audits as a regulatory advisor.

He is also a certified internal auditor and is the Quality Manager for Van der Stähl Scientific’s demanding ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. Charlie is a member of the ASTM F02 technical committee and has multiple granted and pending patents on medical device packaging machinery and pouch testing systems.

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We are taking medical device packaging education and the SPOT radio Podcast on a Roadtrip…

As a medical device packaging machine VA hospital contract holder, we needed a way to get the word out on better ways to assure patient safety through better packaging technologies. It was also clear that medical device manufacturers needed assistance to learn how they can stay compliant with the ISO-17025-2019 medical device packaging requirements.

So why not outfit a command unit van with demonstration equipment and have one of the nation’s leading medical device packaging technologist reach out onsite to medical device manufacturers and hospitals? Many Hospitals and some medical device manufacturers seem to still be using medical device packaging machine technology that is 15 to 20 years old. Just think of your mobile phone (if you even had one 20 years ago) and how antiquated it would be today.

Medical device manufactures and hospitals are upping their game in order to conform to the latest more robust regulatory requirements for medical device packaging. Van der Stähl Scientific is on the road to educate packaging engineers and Hospital SPD leaders on better ways to meet these thicker normative challenges. Contact customer care and see if we are scheduled for your city, we would love to demonstrate our packaging and testing systems.

Package your medical devices with confidence with our medical device packaging and testing systems. For 25 years we have helped our medical device customers deliver billions of sterile devices safely to the point of care.

Visit Van der Stahl Scientific for more information.

Featured Guest Speaker

Nick Webb

A prolific writer and bestselling author, his most recent book, “What Customers Crave,” is used by top brands to design their customer experience and innovation strategies. “What Customers Crave” was featured as Mashable’s “Top 50 Marketing Books to Read” in 2017 and LinkedIn’s “Top Summer Read” for 2017.

His other groundbreaking books include “The Innovation Playbook” and “The Digital Innovation Playbook.”

His next breakthrough book, “The Innovation Mandate,” will be published by HarperCollins Leadership in 2019.

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MEET OUR PRODUCER

Lisa Wassberg-Webb

Pulling double duty as Van der Stähl Scientific’s General Manager, Lisa Wassberg-Webb produces Spot Radio. She calls on her 25 years of management experience to organize our speakers and promote Spot radio to manufacturing engineers throughout the world. Contact Lisa if you would like to be considered for an upcoming show.

“I am so excited to bring to the medical device packaging community these edifying Podcast’s that will help keep us all up to date on changes in our always evolving industry. Continuing education in sterile packaging is paramount if we are to stay relevant and to meet our mission of total patient safety”

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Lets Talk…

Thank you for visiting our site today. If you would like to be included in an upcoming episode please feel free to drop us a line. Also, we would love to hear your feedback about our program and receive your input and suggestions on how we may improve this podcast. We are working to build a community of enlightened medical device packaging professionals.

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