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In todays changing tims, with disass
and virss bing rampant, saty and
striity o srgica toos ar prim isss
or th mdica srgica ratrnity. Thr is on
word that taks impmntation o ths two
vita paramtrs to a dirnt dimnsion and
that is Pastics.
Hr w ar not ony taking in trms o
th aordab and convninc o packaging
in hathcar which by its is a big indstry
and a big advantag. Gass bood botts,
gass injctions, mta stnts, ths ar now
rgatd to history with th advnt o th
spcia pastics and poymrs avaiab today.
Hathcar pastics ar dividd into thr
catgoris: high-prormanc pastics, tra
Plastics continue to nd more
use in healthcare by replacing
metal, glass and other traditional
materials in single use and reusabledevices. They offer strong,
lightweight performance along
with exceptional design exibility,
ease of fabrication, and the ability
to differentiate your products and
your brand using colour.
Shenaz TamhaneGenera Manager
Toshbro Medicas Pvt. ltd., Mumbai
FOCUS
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Compatibility with
cleaning agents
and disinfectants
is an important
consideration when
selecting materialsfor healthcare
applications.
poymrs and biomatrias. Th divrs
prormanc proprtis o ths prodcts
combind with matrias xprtis aows a
wid varity o appications sch as:
l Ophthamoogy
l Orthopdics
l Mdica dvics
l Striisation cass and trays
l Dnta and srgica
instrmnts
l Impantab mdica
dvics
l Hmodiaysis
Sterilisable, Cost Eectiveand Sae
Pastics sd in hathcar
hav no cytotoxicity,
snsitisation, intractanos
ractivity nor any systmictoxicity. Ths matrias can b
striisd sing convntiona striisation
mthods, incding stam,
thyn oxid, vaporisd
hydrogn proxid and
gamma radiation. Ths thy
ar sa to r-s as w.
Sti, strong nrinorcd
thrmopastics ar avaiab
with xcptiona hardnss
and srac nish, high
comprssiv strngth,
and xcnt dimnsiona
stabiity atr rpatd
stam striisation. Sch
matrias ar sd or
critica appications whr
prormanc paramtrs
ar strict and dmanding.
(.g. casstts sd in Phaco
msication nits, insion
trminas and intraocar
nss)
Malleable and Long Lasting
Rinorcd pastics hav th tnsi strngth
to withstand ong s withot osing intrinsic
proprtis, and sti thy can aord th kind o
maabiity and fxibiity which is a proprty
highy ndd in mdica dvics. Contact
nss in ophthamoogy or instanc. Thy
hav com a ong way sinc sag o acryic
and moving away rom gass. In orthopdics,
impants and rpacmnts hav bn
possib to joints and bons which wr
arir not so.
Quality Vision and Surgical Outcomes inOphthalmology
Dr. Ranajit Mkhrj, prominnt Ophthamic
Srgon and practitionr says that pastics
and its biomatrias hav mad it
possib or giving ra qaity
car to patints in th ast
dcad. His microscop hasdisposab pastic draps
which maks his opration
ara srgicay stri. His
Phaco systm has vavs
and rfx systms which
nab him to hav a bttr
contro o his working
paramtrswhnhprorms
cataract srgry. His casstts
ar pastic, asy to rpac and
asy to striis and aso, thy bring down
his pr srgry cost signicanty, a
bnt h passs on to his patints.And most importanty, th kind o
mti-oca IOlS (Intra-ocar impants) that
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Reinforced plastics
have the tensilestrength to withstand
long use without
losing intrinsic
properties, and still
they can afford the
kind of malleability
and fexibility which
is a property highly
needed in medical
devices.
ar avaiab today which giv a ar sprior
qaity o vision to his patints, ar thanks to
th pastics rvotion in th word. H bivs
in th grn movmnt and is a conscintios
dnizn o th word, h strongy s that
pastics hav bn a boon to th ophthamic
word.
Dr. Mkrj is mphatic in stating that
it is not jst a mattr o convninc that
has bn contribtd to, bt o srios
dsign that th pastics hav contribtd to.
Opn p any machin h says, that is now a
standard too in diagnostics or srgry in th
ophthamoogy id and yo wi ind critica
paramtrs bing controd by vavs and
parts mad o biomatrias drivd rom
pastics!
Radiology and High-end Diagnosis
Tak p any patint in a cancr ward or a
ward in nrosrgry trating tmors andyo wi nd oads o ms giving saggita,
cross-sctiona and dtaid pictrs o th
pathoogy with xact ocation and siz/dnsity
dtais, aowing th oprating srgons to
prcisy pac thir incisions and pan thir
srgica approach to th ast dtai. Th pastics
indstry rportdy xprincd a sas srg
immdiaty oowing Th Gradat ms
ras.
Th u.S. marktor pastic hathcar
packaging is xpctd to rach 3.8 biion
ponds o prodcts in 2010, which is xpctd
to incras to nary 5 biion ponds in 2015,
or a 5-yar compond anna growth rat
(CAGR) o 5.6%.
Pastics contin to nd mor
s in hathcar by rpacing mta,
gass and othr traditiona matrias
in sing s and rsab dvics.
Thy or strong, ightwight
prormanc aong with xcptiona
dsign fxibiity, as o abrication,
and th abiity to dirntiat yor
prodcts and yor brand sing coor.
Mdica prodcts, i.., thos sd by
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
Millionlbs.
2009
Polypropylene
LDPELLDPE
Other (1)
PVC
Polyesters
HDPE
Polystyrene & copolymers
Summary Figure
U.S. Healthcare packaging Market by Resin, 2009-2015
(Million Pounds)
2010 2015
1. Includes polycarbonates, nylons, COPEs, TPUs, Silicones, acrylics etc.
Source BCC Research
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Plastics used in
healthcare have
no cytotoxicity,
sensitisation,
intracutaneous
reactivity nor any
systemic toxicity.
These materialscan be sterilised
using conventional
sterilisation methods.
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Product Write-uPs
mdica practitionrs thmsvs, in hospitas,
cinics, hom hathcar oprations, tc.
examps ar syrings, bood and intravnos
sotion bags, diagnostic kits, tbing, trays and
othr simiar ss.
More Confdence
Basd on biocompatibiity tsting as
dnd by ISO 10993:1, hathcar pastics
dmonstrat no vidnc o cytotoxicity,
snsitisation, intractanos ractivity or
act systmic toxicity. Ths matrias can b
striisd sing a convntiona striisation
mthods, incding stam, thyn oxid,
vaporisd hydrogn proxid and gamma
radiation.
And Finally
Compatibiity with caning agnts anddisinctants is an important considration
whn scting matrias or hathcar
appications. Chmica rsistanc
prormanc varis considraby among
pastics and is argy dpndnt on
mocar strctr. Othr inntia actors
incd:
l Typ o ragntl Ragnt concntration
l Tmpratr
l exposr tim
l Strss on abricatd part
Strss can b casd by an xtrna oad
appid dring s or by a rsida intrna
strss in th modd part d to procssing.
Rsida strss can b minimisd by adjsting
procssing conditions. Its important to
b amiiar with a matrias prormanc
ndr nstrssd and strssd conditions
as som ragnts having no ct onnstrssd pastic can cas cracking whn
strssd.
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