Get Medical and Electronic Device Labels That Last
Medical and electronic devices are highly regulated and handled often, so it’s imperative to get your labels right. Mistakes can drive up the costs of reprints, delay your timelines and cause quality issues. Be sure to work with a label vendor that has the experience and knowledge you need in this area.
FDA Label Requirements and Guidelines for Medical and Electronic Devices
Before you start designing and printing your labels, consult FDA (Food and Drug Administration) guidelines for medical and electronic device labeling. Be sure to follow guidelines specific to your product type. For example, requirements differ for over-the-counter devices, prescription devices, and specific devices such as hearing aids or certain dental devices. Many devices will require some sort of numbering or Unique Device Identification (UDI). You’ll want to plan for that. You may also want to leave some room for product branding and customer service information.
Label Styles, Materials and Finishes to Consider for Medical and Electronic Devices
Whether you make surgical equipment or thermometers, you’ll want labels that won’t curl, fade, wrinkle, or disintegrate while your product is being used. That’s why durability is one of the most important characteristics of good medical and electronic device labels. You’ll want your labels to withstand frequent sanitization, often with stripping ingredients such as alcohol or other cleaning solvents. They will also have to withstand frequent handling. Some styles, materials and finishes to consider are:- Chemical-resistant top coats — These are ideal for helping to protect your labels from chemical-based cleaners and disinfectants that make frequent contact with your labels.
- High-Gloss, Laminated or Semi-Gloss/Satin-Finish Labels — Such finishes are sleek, durable and easy to clean. They can help protect labels from petroleum-derived products and harsh or greasy liquids, ensuring that your label stays clear, intact and legible.
- Ultra-durable inks and screen printing — Both provide vibrant, fade-resistant colors that help make logos and text easy to read. You can also use screen printing to get a customized no-label look, ideal for products you’d like people to see through their containers.
- Extra-strength adhesives — These help ensure your labels won’t move, no matter how much they are handled.
- Expanded Content Labels (sometimes called Pull-Out Labels, Multi-Page or Multi-Ply Labels or Booklet Labels) — these are most popular for fitting extended warnings or required information onto your labels without taking up too much space. These labels usually feature a resealable accordion-style booklet that is affixed to your primary component via one panel. They can also be used to accommodate more brand or product information, such as illustrations or diagrams. These labels come with a variety of options, from pressure sensitive to roll-fed, which offers you a full wrap’s worth of content space.
The Label Shoppe Makes GMP Labels for Your Medical and Electronic Devices
At The Label Shoppe, quality control is our middle name (or at least it should be). We are a GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) certified label vendor, which means we follow the FDA standard for manufacturing practices. Whatever type of label you need, we will walk you through the process and help you choose the right labels with your best interests at heart. Do you need 1,000 or 100,000 labels? One version or 20 versions? Our 15,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility and superstar staff can handle it all. Our facility is fully climate controlled, including all raw material, production, and finished-good storage areas, so your labels won’t curl, smudge or underperform due to variable temperature and humidity. We also offer analog and digital printing, a nearly unlimited spectrum of colors, premium finishes, and 100% pharmaceutical-grade defect inspection. Our staff checks every detail, from color matching to bar codes, for perfection and performance.High Quality Medical and Electronic Device Labels, On-Time and In-Full
Still looking for the right label vendor? You can stop now. The Label Shoppe is your “forever home” for labels that deliver. Our devoted staff takes the time to get to know you and your business — because we want to grow with you long-term. We take team happiness, both yours and ours, seriously. So reach out to us for a consultation. Let’s achieve your label goals together.Get In Contact
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