KINGSPORT, Tenn., Feb. 8, 2007 — Eastman Chemical Company's medical market segment team will demonstrate its industry commitment and material expertise in medical device design, packaging, and healthcare supplies Feb. 13-15, 2007 at Medical Device & Manufacturing (MD&M) West (booth #1975) at the Anaheim Convention Center. Eastman is a medical plastics solutions partner, with expertise in both medical device and packaging needs. For non-implantable medical device manufacturers, Eastman can help deliver performance with peace of mind. For product manufacturers who need protective rigid medical packaging, they can help maximize performance and minimize risk.
Eastman’s expertise will be highlighted at the following:
- Press Conference – Feb. 14, at 10:00 a.m. in the convention center press room Glenda Eilo, Global Industry Leader, Medical, will discuss a recent design initiative, highlighting how selecting the right plastic optimizes functionality in the development, manufacturing, shipment, and use of medical parts and packaging. She will also focus on how individual and industry needs drive healthcare trends and how successful medical applications can help meet those needs.
- Accelerated Aging of Rigid Medical Packaging Presentation – Feb. 15, in Session 402 at 10:30 a.m. by Jack Imes, Principal Technical Representative. This presentation will focus on how material aging information is used to ensure package integrity and satisfy current FDA validation requirements. He will also discuss factors to consider in designing accelerated aging testing to achieve results that accurately reflect package fitness-for-use over a product's life cycle.
- One-on-One Booth Presentations – Eastman’s specialty plastics medical team will be on hand during the show to walk attendees and industry leaders through the company’s unique Innovation Lab (www.EastmanInnovationLab.com/medical) and show how Eastman™ plastics together with good design can evoke emotion. The Eastman technical team will also be available to discuss the services for medical product manufacturers, including the latest advances in the company's mold design expertise.
“Eastman combines medical and material science to help medical product makers, designers, and packagers meet the unique challenges and needs of the evolving medical market,” says Glenda Eilo. “Our goal for MD&M West is to demonstrate how Eastman's plastic portfolio and industry knowledge enable medical product manufacturers to deliver non-implantable devices and packaging that meet performance demands and regulatory requirements of the medical community."
The Eastman booth will display a variety of device applications – from minimally invasive medical devices and safety syringes to blood therapy devices to fluid administration parts. In addition, samples of rigid and flexible packaging, dosing bottles and labware will be exhibited. Throughout the show, expert technical service personnel will be available to discuss the latest trends in e-beam sterilization, accelerated aging and industry regulations. With comprehensive applications development, experienced technical service, and industry understanding, the Eastman medical team is ready to assist the medical industry in making the Material Difference™.
About Eastman in the Medical Market
For more than 65 years, Eastman™ plastics have been used in a wide range of medical non-implantable device and packaging applications that meet the performance demands and regulatory requirements of the medical industry. Our diverse product line of DuraStar™ and Eastar™ copolyesters, Eastalloy™ blends, Ecdel™ elastomers, and Tenite™ cellulosics provides a broad range of properties that deliver application performance and flexibility in sterilization techniques. Eastman has enjoyed the trust of the industry's foremost innovators, and we continually collaborate with our partners throughout the industry to develop medical devices and packaging on the cutting edge of science. For more information, please visit www.eastman.com/medical.
