SecondLife® MD
Sustainable Medical Device Packaging Films
Explore our range of SecondLife® MD medical device packaging films, crafted with a focus on sustainability. Utilizing certified recycled content, our films meet the stringent requirements of ISO 11607-1 and ISO 10993-5 regulations. This eco-friendly approach ensures that your medical devices are securely packaged while minimizing environmental impact. Rely on SecondLife® MD for packaging solutions that prioritize both sustainability and regulatory compliance.
Why Choose SecondLife® MD?
Advance your sustainability goals with confidence. SecondLife® MD offers the trusted performance of virgin PETG while incorporating up to 50% certified recycled content, helping reduce reliance on virgin plastics without requiring changes to your existing packaging processes or compromising quality.
Virgin performance films derived from land-fill diverted plastics
Medical grade PETg with up to 50% certified recycled content.
Formability including deep draw designs comparable to virgin-based films.
Full range of sterilization options including EtO, Gamma, E-Beam, and Steam.
Regulatory compliant: ISO 11607 & 10993 and ISCC Plus Certification.
Molecularly equivalent to Eastar™.
Material Sourcing You Can Trust!
Our up to 50% certified recycled content*, SecondLife® MD medical device packaging films, utilize chemically recycled post-consumer resin, which boasts properties equivalent to films made with virgin resin. These films are produced at our ISCC Plus certified facilitie, ensuring the highest standards of sustainability and quality. Experience excellent formability, impressive impact resistance, and superb clarity, all while contributing to a more environmentally friendly approach in the medical packaging industry. Trust SecondLife® MD for packaging solutions that combine innovation, sustainability, and top-notch performance. We invite you to download our ISCC Plus certificates.
* Based on a mass-balance calculation method.
Why Utilize Films with Certified Recycled Content?
Ease the Burden on Non-Renewable Resources
Utilizing SecondLife® MD medical device packaging films produced with certified chemically recycled post-consumer content is crucial for several reasons. Not only does it help reduce the demand for strained virgin materials, which contributes significantly to the conservation of natural resources, but it also plays a vital role in lowering carbon emissions associated with the manufacturing of virgin material products. By choosing these films, healthcare organizations align with global efforts to promote sustainability and reduce environmental impact, making a positive contribution to the health of our planet and future generations.
Post-consumer Resin with Virgin Resin Properties
Certified chemically recycled content enables the use of post-consumer materials that would otherwise end up in landfills or be incinerated, promoting a more efficient use of resources and reducing waste generation. These materials are transformed through chemical processes into high-quality resin with properties equal to virgin resin, ensuring that the final product maintains the necessary high standards for medical device packaging. This innovative approach not only supports sustainability goals and the circular economy by giving a SecondLife® to materials but also demonstrates the feasibility of creating value from what was once considered waste, marking a significant step forward in responsible manufacturing practices, especially in industries like healthcare where sustainability is increasingly prioritized.
Applications
SecondLife® MD medical device films from kp find extensive applications across various medical specialties, ensuring reliable and sustainable packaging solutions. In orthopedics, these films provide exceptional protection for implants, instruments, and surgical devices, maintaining sterility and integrity throughout the supply chain. For endoscopy procedures, SecondLife® MD films offer a secure barrier against contaminants, preserving the quality of delicate scopes and equipment. In cardiology, these films safeguard sensitive devices such as stents and catheters, ensuring optimal performance during procedures. Additionally, in neurology and oncology, SecondLife® MD films play a crucial role in packaging diagnostic tools and treatment devices, maintaining their efficacy and safety.
- Implants
- Surgical Devices
- Scopes
- Stents
- Catheters
- Diagnostics
Collaboration Services
kp - A Trusted Partner
With over 60 years of leadership in rigid healthcare packaging, Klöckner Pentaplast delivers trusted expertise, innovation, and reliability to medical device manufacturers around the world. Our Pentamed® APET films are backed by a broad medical-grade portfolio, a global manufacturing footprint, and dedicated i.center services for medical devices—offering hands-on support in material selection, package design, prototyping, and regulatory navigation. Combined with strategic supply locations and technical support programs, kp ensures fast lead times, secure supply, and comprehensive packaging development from concept to commercialization.
Full Medical Packaging Film Portfolio
Be sure to explore our wide range of excellent Pentamed® medical device packaging films beyond our new APET products. You will find solutions that combine sustainability, quality, and of course performance to meet your medical device packaging film needs effectively.
Application Engineer Services
Our Application Engineering Group offers unparalleled support and expertise within all the markets we do business in. We can support our customers with comprehensive technical services, field support, and consultations to ensure you select the best films from our extensive portfolio
