Manage Moisture and Oxygen Within Your Medical Pouch

Vacuum packaging your medical device may be the best decision you ever made.  As we roll into a changing medical device paradigm, we see now more than ever customers recognizing a need for a controlled environment for their medical device.  Many new devices are embedded with pharmacopeia and the chemistry can change quickly in the presence of moisture or oxygen.  Vacuum packaging can control unwanted ambient gases to better assure that your medical device’s efficaciousness is not compromised.  And although we have much to say about the negative interactions of an ambient atmosphere, we have to look also to other solid benefits of a vacuum packaged medical device.

V-402-10 Medical Vacuum Sealer

Advanced microprocessor-controlled vacuum sealer

This advanced medical device vacuum packager is completely self-contained and only requires 110v as its captive compressor manages all machine functions for repeatable seals.

Integrated Precision Vacuum Sensor

Integrated sensor measure pouch environment

You can now write an SOP reguarding the atmosphere within your medical pouch by using sealer's vacuum sensing function. This allows repeatability in terms of the internal environment of your medical device.

Microprocessor-Controlled

Set multiple sealer recipes for fast switchout

No need to slow your packaging line when you switch to a different pouch material. Just toggle in the menu to the appropriate recipe and quickly get back to packaging.

See The V-402 in Action

Click above for a short video of the V-402

Watch the video by clicking the link above and see how the V-402 medical vacuum sealer can keep your packaging validation program online. In-process pouch printing.

Many devices can be greatly affected by constant shifting while in transit as common carriers such as UPS and FedEx seem to ignore more and more the word fragile quality engineers are scattering, looking for ways to be one step ahead of bad handling.  Much like the famous egg drop challenges at MIT, we have to see what we can do as critical packagers to thwart possible environmental impacts that are out of our control.

Many of our customers have found that by cradling their product, sometimes, inside of a thermal formed tray and in a foil-vacuumed pouch, they are able to greatly thwart movement during shipping process.  This creates less chafing and less collateral damage to the device on its way to the point of use.  The V-402 vacuum sealer was built and designed with medical device manufactures in mind.

This system is completely validatable and all functions  are controlled by a Hitachi microprocessor.  The V-402’s smart systems allow incredible accuracy even finely metering the amount of vacuum that is being created.  For instance, you can select, say, 35 KPA, and once the vacuum reaches that atmosphere, the nozzle automatically withdraws out of the pouch and starts the heating process and then continues to cool while under pressure. After the vacuum and sealing process is complete the jaws open reveling a perfectly vacuumed and sealed pouch.

Our new vacuum sensing technology allows Quality groups to develop SOP dialog about the pouches controlled environment. This system help critical packagers to gain confidence that the gas environment surrounding their device is stable.  Yes, there are other vacuum devices in the market but it seems that with findings made during our tradeshow espionage, that some of these machines are not really up to the medical device regulatory mandate.  For instance, our system does not use outside shop air.

We control platen pressure with our own captive piston compressor.  Our microprocessor finely gates and manages and feeds back data from the systems sensors to assure that the system is engendering compliant seals time and time again.  At a recent Medical Device tradeshow in Anaheim California we asked a potential customer that was interested in a vacuum packaging machine for his medical device to take a close look at the V-402, we mean a close look.  Open the hood, look at how are wiring harnesses are built, how we route tubing.

After taking a look at our machinery the customer walked the tradeshow, returned to our booth and described one of our competitors machine as a 7th graders science fair project.   But it is with our precision build out on the V-402  that will assure your vacuum sealer is in it for the long haul.  Our company is in the medical device packaging business.  98% percent of all of our sales come from medical device companies like yours.  The remainder typically is dispersed through critical packaging customers, for instance, electronic component manufacturing companies.

It seems that some of the companies providing equipment with the nomenclature “validatable”, really don’t have a strong enough understanding of what is involved under the more robust ISO 11607 medical device packaging guidelines.  Our staff employs Certified Packaging Professionals and our team leader comes from a micro surgical device background.  So not only are you receiving the most technologically advanced vacuum sealer with the V-402, you’re doing so with the support of our world-class engineering group.

Our service center is staffed with factory trained technicians and our parts department mantra, is pure customer’s satisfaction.  To find out more about the V-402 medical device packaging vacuum sealer or to have your medical device vacuum packed and tested in our state of the industry lab, call our engineering department at 800-550-3854 and choose option 3 to be connected with a packaging engineer.

Two Excellent Companion Products for your new V-402-10

Customers who have purchased the V-402-10 also purchased our NC-1200 workstations in order to enhance the machine's mobility and increase worker's ergonomics. Also, to round out their sterile packaging plan, many of our customers also purchase the sterile packaging quality lab, our PTT-100V. To find out about special discounts when grouping purchases, contact customer service at 800-550-3854.

Rolling Workstation NC-1200

NC-1200 Rolling workstation

The medical device industry is on the move and we’re to help with flexible work station solutions for expanding medical device companies. Over the years our customers have asked us to provide carts and workstations on par with the quality of our machinery, and we have responded with some of the best built rolling carts and work stations in our industry.

PTT-100V Package Testing Unit

Now combined peel testing and inspection

Quality teams agree - the best way to thwart the risk of a packaging failure in the market is accurate and regular testing and inspection. A product recall due to packaging failures is a senseless risk that can devastate a medical device company. The portability of this packaging lab opens up expanded opportunities for pouch testing. Learn More

VIU Visual Inspection Unit

Perform an ASTM 1886 visual inspection protocol.

A human eye is an incredible machine. Despite our incredible computer and sensor technologies, we can’t even begin to touch the surface of the human eye’s amazing capabilities. Learn More

V-402-10 Specification Sheet

Click this link for V-402-10 specifications

If you're like us, you want the fine details. Click this link for a complete specification sheet of the V-402-10 medical vacuum sealers. If you have additional questions, call engineering at 800-550-3854.

Count On Competent Technical Support from Van der Stahl Scientific

Van der Stahl Scientific employs CPPs (certified packaging professionals certified through the institute of packaging professionals). We are on standby waiting to talk to you about your complicated critical packaging problem. We have helped thousands of customers reach their sterile device packaging goals and with 20 years of experience in critical packaging, we are confident in helping you find an acceptable solution to your packaging challenge. Call engineering at 800-550-3854, option 3.