title: Medical packaging: towards global harmony.
abstract: The goal of one uniform set of rules that can be interpreted and applied to all medical device packages, wherever they are produced or utilised, is closer to becoming reality. Just a few more operational steps are required for completion. The shape of the future as well as current and future test methods are outlined.
authors.affiliation: The Techmark Group, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003, USA. ronp28@comcast.net
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pilchik
mesh_terms: D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004869:Equipment Safety / Q000592:standards*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D038622:Internationality; D019064:Product Packaging / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States