CONFERENCE PREVIEW | MEDICAL FLUID BAGS
Christian Schneider, manager T&I at Celanese. Borealis Healthcare will be represented at the
conference by Paulo Cavacas, who is business development manager innovation at the major polyolefins producer. He will explain how new polyolefin materials for pouch systems can meet demanding healthcare market requirements.
Above: The critical issue of extractables and leachables in blood bags will be one of the conference themes
requirements and standards of the medical fluid bag market. Important changes in three major ISO 10993
standards will be addressed by Dr Albrecht Poth, senior toxicologist at Dr. Knoell Consult. He will analyse the challenges and consequences of these changes for the medical device industry.
Vinyl formulations PVC is widely used in medical fluid bags because of its excellent performance and cost competitive- ness. However, the material is facing some regula- tory challenges and the industry’s responses to these will be covered in a dedicated session on advances in PVC formulations. The latest developments in plasticised PVC bags for medical applications will be covered by two representatives from BASF – Dr Rainer Otter, VP, regulatory affairs and Dr Angelika Langsch, senior manager regulatory affairs.
Alternatives to PVC Although the European commission found that there is inconclusive evidence suggesting that medical devices containing DEHP pose a health- risk to humans, tighter regulations and public concern is driving the industry to develop other polymers for medical applications. The challenges that these alternative materials face, from perfor- mance to cost-competitiveness, will be discussed in this session.
Opening the session will be Sara Galero
Mateos, PE film technical engineer at Repsol. She will discuss advances in tailoring of the properties of polyolefins, including LDPE and EVA copoly- mers, to meet the demanding requirements of medical fluid bags. Developments in EVA for medical fluid bag
applications will be discussed in more detail in the next presentations, which will be delivered by Dr.
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Extractables and leachables Extractables and leachables testing is required by various standards bodies around the world for many medical devices. Medical fluid bags can pose an increased risk to patients, for example when receiving IV solutions or blood directly from a bag. Studies of extractables and leachables in medical fluid bags are crucial to guarantee patient safety. Our selection of expert speakers will review studies from different angles. The challenges of testing extractables and
leachables migrating from bag systems to parental solutions will be discussed by Karen Pieters, who is senior study director at Nelson Labs Europe (for- merly Toxikon Europe). Jianfeng Hong, who is senior research scientist
at leading medical device manufacturer Fresenius Kabi, will be the next speaker to cover extractables and leachables in medical fluid bags materials. He will examine how to perform effective extractable and leachable testing for medical grade material. The conference will also feature a debate
featuring leading players from the medical fluid bags supply chain discussing the latest develop- ments impacting on the selection and specification of materials for this critical and dynamic market.
More information
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The international conference on polymer bags for fluid containment in medical applications
21 – 22 June 2018 Maritim Hotel, Cologne, Germany
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In addition to two days of high-level presentations, the conference will provide excellent networking oppor- tunities during the coffee and lunch breaks, plus the evening drinks reception which will be held in the exhibition area.
Registration is now open for the Medical Fluid Bags 2018 conference in Cologne, Germany, on 21-22 June 2018. For more information on partici- pating in the event as a delegate, exhibitor or sponsor, contact conference organiser Kaja-Marie Beiswanger on +44 117 314 8111 or email:
kaja-marie.beiswanger@
ami.international . Alternatively visit the conference website,
http://bit.ly/MFB2018EU
where you will find the full programme, conference brochure and booking details.
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