Blister packaging stanches flow of germs to medical device. (Medical Packaging).(Weck Closure Systems uses sterilized blister packaging from Klockner Pentaplast of America)

From: Packaging Digest | Date: September 1, 2002 | Copyright information

A transparent PETG blister-pack for cartridges of ligating clips used in surgical procedures ensures the sterility of the devices, while providing the clarity needed to identify the correct-size device.

Chances are, you know someone who is walking around with a ligating clip permanently located in their body as a result of a surgical procedure. And, having captured 70 percent of the worldwide manual ligation clip market, Weck Closure Systems of Research Triangle Park, NC...

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