Min. 100 units · 3–5 days
Medicine Boxes
Pharmaceutical Packaging
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Medical Device Boxes
Made-to-order medical Device Boxes in 12pt sbs paperboard, printed to your artwork and cut to your dimensions.
- Minimum order
- 100 units
- Production
- 3–5 business days
- Construction
- folding carton
- Delivery
- US, UK, Canada, Australia
No obligation
Price this format
Name, email, phone and what you are packing and which disclosures apply. Attach artwork if you have it. We reply with a specification and a written price, usually within one business day.
What medical device boxes have to cope with
Medical Device Boxes hold a device that may be supplied sterile, in which case the pack is part of the device rather than a container for it. That is the starting point for the specification, because if the device is supplied sterile, the barrier system falls under ISO 11607 and needs validated materials and a validated sealing process. Say so at the enquiry — it changes who should make it, not just how.
In service they are used for clinical supply and medical distribution, where a pack that cannot be shown to be intact cannot be used.
Where medical device boxes are actually used
Medical Device Boxes are specified for clinical supply and medical distribution, where a pack that cannot be shown to be intact cannot be used. If the device is supplied sterile, the barrier system falls under ISO 11607 and needs validated materials and a validated sealing process. Say so at the enquiry — it changes who should make it, not just how.
- Clinical supply and medical distribution, where a pack that cannot be shown to be intact cannot be used
- Shelf display in specialty retail
- Subscription and gift sets
- E-commerce inner packaging
Regulatory copy and panel space
Regulated products carry information that is not optional, and it competes for the same panel area as the brand design. The panel is almost always the binding constraint, not the structure.
Tell us which disclosures apply before we cut the die and we will block the area on the dieline. Retrofitting a warning panel into a finished layout usually means redrawing it.
The substrate for medical device boxes
For non-sterile devices, folding carton or E flute cut to the tray. For sterile barrier systems we will tell you honestly if the work belongs with a validated medical converter instead.
The options we would consider for this format are below; if the device is supplied sterile, the barrier system falls under ISO 11607 and needs validated materials and a validated sealing process. Say so at the enquiry — it changes who should make it, not just how.
- 12pt SBS paperboard
- 14pt SBS paperboard
- 16pt SBS paperboard
- 18pt kraft board
- recycled CCNB board
How medical device boxes fail, and what prevents it
The sterile barrier is compromised in transit and there is no visible external damage to explain it, which means the whole consignment is suspect.
If the device is supplied sterile, the barrier system falls under ISO 11607 and needs validated materials and a validated sealing process. Say so at the enquiry — it changes who should make it, not just how.
Printing medical device boxes
UDI marking, lot and expiry have to be legible and machine-readable after any lamination. Check the scan on the finished stock, not on a proof.
Offset lithography, Digital press, Flexography are all available for this format. Run length usually decides which is cheapest: digital removes the plate cost on short quantities, offset and flexo overtake it at volume.
Preparing artwork
Supply artwork on the dieline we send you, with 3 mm bleed past every trim edge and all text held 4 mm inside the fold lines.
Supply a print-ready PDF or vector file with fonts outlined and images at 300 dpi. Our prepress team checks every file before a proof is issued. On a regulated pack the check that matters most is that required copy still holds its minimum type size at final scale.
Sizing medical device boxes
Cut to the device and its tray, with clearance specified so nothing bears on a sterile barrier seal.
Send the contents rather than a box size. Sterile and non-sterile devices are briefed the same way. They are entirely different packaging problems and only one of them is a normal carton job.
Ordering medical device boxes
Tell us what goes inside, how many you need and when. Those three answers are enough for us to specify and price the job properly.
We issue a dieline template, prepress checks your artwork against it, and a dated proof comes back for sign-off. Where your quality system needs it, that approval is recorded against a revision number.
Checking it before you commit
Ask for an unprinted sample if the question is fit, or a printed prototype if the question is colour. They answer different things.
Sample costs are normally credited against the production order.
What buyers get wrong with medical device boxes
Sterile and non-sterile devices are briefed the same way. They are entirely different packaging problems and only one of them is a normal carton job.
The rest of these come up often enough across the format to be worth stating plainly.
- Designing the artwork before confirming which disclosures apply.
- Placing a barcode across a crease, where scanners fail.
- Assuming a previous run can be repeated without checking the artwork revision.
- Leaving no panel headroom for a claim added later.
Reference
Medical Device Boxes at a specification level
| Product | Medical Device Boxes |
|---|---|
| Category | Pharmaceutical Packaging |
| Construction | Die-cut, creased and seam-glued |
| Board thickness | 12pt – 18pt depending on product weight |
| Ships as | Flat-packed, glued one seam |
| Materials | 12pt SBS paperboard, 14pt SBS paperboard, 16pt SBS paperboard, 18pt kraft board |
| Printing | Offset lithography, Digital press, Flexography |
| Finishes | Gloss lamination, Matte lamination, Soft-touch lamination, Spot UV, Foil stamping |
| Minimum order | Minimum order is 100 units on any format, and unit cost falls sharply as the quantity rises. |
| Lead time | 3 to 5 business days after artwork approval |
| Shipping | Across the US, UK, Canada and Australia |
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- 100-unit minimum
- 3–5 day production
- Free dieline
- No obligation
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What you get with this format
Sized to the contents
Cut to the device and its tray, with clearance specified so nothing bears on a sterile barrier seal.
What tends to go wrong
The sterile barrier is compromised in transit and there is no visible external damage to explain it, which means the whole consignment is suspect.
Where it is used
Specified for clinical supply and medical distribution, where a pack that cannot be shown to be intact cannot be used.
What the specification turns on
If the device is supplied sterile, the barrier system falls under ISO 11607 and needs validated materials and a validated sealing process. Say so at the enquiry — it changes who should make it, not just how.
This format sits in our pharmaceutical packaging range, alongside 1 other made-to-order formats.
Answers
Medical Device Boxes: compliance and specification
Specification, minimums and lead times for medical device boxes.
Can you produce sterile barrier packaging?
For non-sterile devices and outer cartons, yes. A validated sterile barrier system under ISO 11607 needs a converter with a validated sealing process and the documentation to match, and if that is what your device needs we will say so rather than quote around it.
Can you supply versioned proofs with sign-off records?
Yes. Where your quality system requires it we issue dated proofs against a revision number and retain the approval record. Ask at quoting so the documentation is built alongside the job rather than reconstructed later.
Can you produce child-resistant closures?
We can produce child-resistant structures with certified closures. Compliance is verified against the regulations in force when your order runs, so send the specific requirement your licence operates under rather than a general description.
Can you supply packaging for sensitive components?
We can specify boards and liners appropriate for electronics handling and cut inserts to component geometry. Tell us the exact requirement your process operates under, since it varies considerably between component types.
What tamper-evident options are available?
Tear strips, tuck locks with a frangible tab, and applied security seals each give a different level of evidence. Tell us what standard you are working to, since "tamper-evident" is used loosely and the structures differ considerably.
Do medical device boxes arrive flat or assembled?
Flat and glued along one seam, so they pop open on your packing line. That keeps freight cost down considerably compared with a pre-assembled structure.
What happens after I approve the quote?
We issue a dieline template sized to your product, prepress checks your artwork against it, and a proof comes back for sign-off. Nothing runs until you approve that proof, and folding cartons then take 3 to 5 business days.
Can you hold the specification for repeat orders?
Yes. Once a first run is approved we hold the board, structure, dimensions, print method and finishes against your account, so a reorder references the same specification exactly rather than being re-derived. Artwork revisions are held against the same record, so a reorder runs the approved version rather than whatever file was most recently sent to us.
Do you offer recycled or recyclable options?
Recycled grades are available across most of the substrates we run for folding cartons. Recycled content, kerbside recyclability and certified compostability are three different claims though, so tell us which one you intend to print.
What file format should I send artwork in?
A print-ready PDF or a vector file, with fonts outlined and any raster images at 300 dpi at final size. We supply the dieline to design onto, and prepress checks bleed, safe area and crease clearance before issuing a proof. Send required copy as live text rather than flattened artwork, so we can confirm it holds its legal minimum type size after any scaling.
What is the minimum order for medical device boxes?
A flat 100 units on any format. Most folding cartons in this range are quoted from 100 units upward because unit cost falls sharply above that, but the minimum exists so you can validate a structure first.
How long do medical device boxes take to produce?
3 to 5 business days after artwork approval, plus freight. Folding carton runs with applied finishes can take longer because each finish is a separate pass, and we confirm a firm date in writing with the quote.
Next step
Get Medical Device Boxes quoted to spec
Send the dimensions, the quantity and the disclosures that have to appear. We reply with a full specification and a written price, usually within one business day.