The future of hospital waste stream management

On this episode of the SPOT® Radio Podcast Charlie Webb CPPL speaks on the topic of medical device packaging system innovation. Charlie asks the question, can we do better as innovators in sterile device packaging?

About Charlie Webb CPPL:

 Charlie Webb CPPL is the founder and President of Van der Stahl Scientific; a medical device packaging and testing machine provider and packaging testing and calibration laboratories. He also hosts the popular Podcast "SPOT Radio" (sterile packaging on track)

 www.spotradiopodcast.com Charlie was recognized in the Rode Podcast awards as the top 100 ‘Highly Commended Podcasts for his Podcast "Antidote to Despair" Charlie earned his BS degree in Management at the University of Redlands and completed the medical device development program at the Andersen graduate school of management at UCLA. Charlie is a “lifetime” certified packaging professional “CPPL” certified through the institute of Packaging Professionals as well as a “Six Sigma Master Black Belt”. As a member of a scientific review board, he co-developed micro-surgical devices that broke away from the conservative innovation models. Charlie has been in sterile device packaging for 26 years and has been involved in numerous FDA and ISO audits as a regulatory advisor.
He is also a certified internal auditor and is the Quality Manager for Van der Stähl Scientific’s demanding ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratory accreditation. Under Charlie's quality management system, his lab received the MSI Continuous Improvement Award. Charlie is a member of the IOPP Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee, the Kiip group, and the ASTM F02 technical committee and has multiple granted and pending patents on medical device packaging machinery and pouch testing systems.

His current patent-pending technologies include a medical device tray sealer that will integrate pouch testing within the packaging machine to provide 100% real-time seal testing. Also, in development is his patented HTIP system (human tissue isolation pouch) this disposable system is designed to help avoid packaging machine contamination. His patented seal-through HTIP system isolates the donor tissue during the packaging process to help thwart cross-contamination between donor events. This system will help prevent machine contamination and increase packaging machine component life cycles, saving money while managing infection risks to donor recipients.

His company was also recently awarded a federal contract as a medical device packaging machine provider for the VA Hospital group and his laboratory client list includes NASA and the CDC (center for disease control). He continues to grow his company’s new product development program with the aim of reaching more users of their equipment in order to better manage healthcare packaging failures.

E-mail: Charlie@vanderstahl.com

Website: www.vanderstal.com

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On this episode of SPOT Radio Podcast Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Megan Frost PhD the founder and Chief Technology Officer and Kurt Yockey the CEO of Sterile State about their exciting new technology.  Could this sterilant be the future of medical device sterilization? Listen in and learn more about the emerging technology. 

Guest bio's:

Megan Frost PhD is the founder and Chief Technology Officer for Sterile State. She has worked on the development of medical polymers and their applications to devices for over 20 years.  She earned a BS in Biological Sciences from the University of Notre Dame, a BS in Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics and an MS in Analytical Chemistry from Purdue University - Indianapolis, and a PhD in Chemistry with a Graduate Certificate in Cellular Biotechnology from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. She was a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School. Her dissertation work focused on the development of implantable, real-time sensors for medical analytes such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH, glucose, etc.  Industrial experience gained prior to completion of graduate studies includes working at Dow Elanco (Indianapolis, IN) in the Technology Applications Group. She also has experience as an analytical chemist at Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, IN) and was a professor for 16 years and department head for Michigan Technological University.

Kurt Yockey is the CEO of Sterile State, LLC and has worked extensively with physicians, hospitals, medical product manufacturers, and other healthcare professionals and entities for over 40 years. While practicing law, he was preferred counsel in complex litigation involving orthopedic surgery, emergency medicine, obstetrics, cardiology, and medical device matters. Kurt has been general counsel for innovative medical product development companies including Zip Pak Inc., J.M. Longyear, Pioneer Surgical, Frontier Medical Products, Samaritan Medical and Sterile State LLC. In 2005, Kurt was named a Michigan "Lawyer of the Year" by Michigan Lawyers Weekly for his role as hospital counsel in finding a defect in a medical device, leading to the manufacturer making a design change which avoided patient injury worldwide. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubble. Kurt received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 1977 and graduated with honors from the Detroit College of Law in 1981.

E-mail: info@sterilestate.com

Website: www.sterilestate.com

Phone: (906) 295-5250

On this episode of SPOT Radio Podcast Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Jeff Meleville from Mini Mover about how conveyance systems can increase packaging workflows and improve worker ergonomics. In this episode, Charlie speaks with Jeff about utilizing companies that deeply understand the clients needs. 

Guest bio:

Jeff Melville is the National Sales Director for Mini-Mover Conveyors. Mini-Mover Conveyors specializes in creating personalized conveying solutions in industrial automation applications.  Jeff credits the success of Mini-Mover Conveyor to the dedicated team behind the scenes whom he says are “focused on the same goal and achieves this by an unwavering commitment to a team mentality”.  

Jeff uses an optimistic attitude and positive energy to encourage others to work hard and succeed. He is inspired daily by his wife and three children. In his free time, he likes to be outdoors, hunting, fishing, and playing sports with his kids.

E-mail: jmelville@mini-mover.com

Website: https://mini-mover.com/ 

Phone: 800-586-4585

LinkedIn profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-melville-57171732/

Movement efficiency kaizen dishwasher unloading and loading: https://youtu.be/E6rRHqb5MV0

Listen in as Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Malinda Elammari Clinical Education Specialist at Healthmark Industries. Today's discussion speaks to the different packaging workflows of medical device manufacturers versus hospitals and clinics. During this discussion, Charlie and Malinda cover the topic of the critical importance of preventative and predictive maintenance.

Guest  Description:

Malinda Elammari, CST, CSPM, CSPDT, CFER, CSIS, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER, CLSSGB

Malinda Elammari is a Clinical Education Specialist for Healthmark Industries. She began her career in the medical field as a Certified Surgical Technologist specializing in Open-Heart surgery. Throughout her career, Malinda has served in a variety of positions within SPD, such as Interim Director of Education and Quality, Sterile Processing Educator and Quality Control Manager, Clinical Operations Manager, OR Liaison, and an Endoscopic Service Rep. In addition, Malinda was the lead instructor for the Central Sterile program at Durham Technical Community College. She holds several certifications in sterile processing through CBSPD and HSPA. Malinda is a TeamSTEPPS Master trainer and is certified as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. She is an active member of AAMI and sits on multiple national standard writing committees. Malinda sits on the Editorial Board for AAMI Publications and is a project manager for KiiP’s Aseptic Presentation subgroup. She is a graduate of Duke’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship program and Duke’s Technical Excellence Program. She currently serves as president for the North Carolina HSPA chapter.

Contact: melammari@hmark.com

On this episode of the SPOT™ Radio Podcast Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Chris Danek CEO of Bessel about human-centered design and agile teamwork. Chris speaks on using advanced technology like artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing, and digital engineering and their support to medical device manufacturers.

Guest bio

Chris Danek, CEO of Bessel, is an entrepreneur and life sciences industry veteran. Chris believes in empowering technical teams. Trained in business and engineering, he has worked with dozens of teams in industry and at universities across the US. He helps them speed time-to-market with agile teamwork and human-centered design while using advanced technology like artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing, and digital engineering. Bessel clients and Powered by Bessel startups are located nationwide.

Chris is a visiting professor at the University of Texas at El Paso. This leading Hispanic-serving research university has adopted the Bessel Origin program in its Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. Chris is also a visiting professor at the W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation at UTEP.

Chris was co-founder and CEO of AtheroMed (now Philips AtheroMed), and before that was V.P. R&D of Asthmatx (Boston Scientific). Chris is an advisor to the Santa Clara University Healthcare Innovation and Design Lab. He has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. with a concentration in finance from the Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania. He is an inventor of over 85 U.S. patents. 

About Bessel

Bessel's roots are in product lifecycle support for medical device and diagnostic products. With a foundation of more than 20 years of experience designing and developing medical devices, Chris Danek and Bessel have provided full-service support for over 5 years to diverse organizations ranging from startup companies to Fortune 50. We bring innovation throughout the product lifecycle -- from a clean sheet of paper through commercial release.

We combine human-centered design and agile teamwork (scrum) in our approach to work, with a dual focus on results and on improving the capabilities of our clients' teams.

Mentoring startup teams reminded me of my love of teaching. It was natural to step from putting the patient first as a medical device developer to putting the student first as a teacher. The core of the Bessel Origin program stems from my work helping students transform into excellent team members ready for the workforce.

My co-founder, Carolyn Danek, inspired the start of Bessel. Trained as an architect, Carolyn is professionally versed in human-centered design. Her deep-rooted empathy sparked the creation of Bessel. I'm fortunate to be her co-founder. ​

We saw the broad applicability of the Bessel Origin program and its mindsets, methods, and discipline to train the next generation of innovative thinkers and high-performance team members. Now we deliver corporate critical innovation projects and our Bessel Origin program.

Website: www.bessel.co 

On this episode of the SPOT Radio® Podcast Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Elon Goldbaum about the value of medical device packaging inspection and testing in order to monitor process value. 

Guest bio

Elon Goldbaum is Vice President, Packaging Engineering & Client Solutions, Lon has over 20 years of experience in the MedTech and Pharmaceutical industries, specializing in packaging, labeling, quality, CAPA systems, and sterilization. 

Lon is focused on business development for growing the Network Partners packaging engineering organization and commercial sales.

Prior to joining Network Partners, Lon held various roles with Beckman Coulter, Baxter Healthcare, Edwards Lifesciences, Endologix,  and Danaher with a wide range of responsibilities. Lon earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Packaging from Michigan State University.

E-mail: elon.goldbaum@networkpartners.com

Website: http://www.networkpartners.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/network-packaging-partners/

On this episode of the SPOT™ Radio Podcast Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Roy Morgan about new ways medical device manufacturers can streamline the process of sterilization and medical device packaging through Eagle Medical's PATH (packaging accelerated timeline help) program.

Guest bio

Roy Morgan is best known for his work in electrochemistry; the inventor of the world's first orthopedic device to upregulate genetic progenitor compounds in the healing process of osteoarthritis of the joints. His skills in R&D team building and fast-paced project execution, requiring FDA product acceptance are well known in the med-device community. Mr. Morgan possesses expert know-how in regulatory submission drafting, platform strategy, intellectual property, and project management.

Mr. Morgan is currently expanding Eagle's growth strategy; requiring new business methods for improving volume, speed-to-market and customer service. These are adjunct areas to which Mr. Morgan has consistently excelled having launched many medical devices with companies such as: Abbott Laboratories, Meditrina, and Stryker. Using his "advantage maker" leadership approach, he has brought to market episodic blood glucose meters; wireless continuous glucose monitoring systems; drug infusion pumps; and several electrosurgical systems.

His product design skills are highly sought after as are his engineering skills in both electromechanical-engineering and injection molding. Educated at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, Mr. Morgan gained a BSc. in Mechanical Engineering and a BA in Semiotics. At the University of California at Berkeley he became a Registered Professional Engineer and was awarded a Certificate in Project management. In 2000 Mr. Morgan was also awarded Project Management Professional designation from the Project Management Institute. At Eagle Medical, he leads with efficient and FDA compliant manufacturing, sterilization, packaging & packaging design service options for the medical device industry.

E-mail: info@eaglemed.com
Website: www.eaglemed.com
Phone: 1 (805) 238-7401

On this short episode of the Spot Radio Podcast Charlie Webb CPPL speaks about his visit to the HSPA (healthcare sterile processing association) conference in Nashville Tennessee.  Charlie also looks ahead to upcoming discussions on spot radio...

Host bio:

Charlie A. Webb CPPL | Founder & CEO of Van der Stähl Scientific

Charlie Webb CPPL is the founder and President of Van der Stahl Scientific; a medical device packaging and testing machine provider and packaging testing and calibration laboratories. He also hosts the popular Podcast "SPOT Radio" (sterile packaging on track) www.spotradiopodcast.com Charlie was recognized in the Rode Podcast awards as the top 100 ‘Highly Commended Podcast for his Podcast "Antidote to Despair" Charlie earned his BS degree in Management at University of Redlands and completed the medical device development program at the Andersen graduate school of management at UCLA. Charlie is a “lifetime” certified packaging professional “CPPL” certified through the institute of packaging professionals as well as a “Six Sigma Master Black Belt”. As a member of a scientific review board, he co-developed micro-surgical devices that broke away from the conservative innovation models. Charlie has been in sterile device packaging for 26 years and has been involved in numerous FDA and ISO audits as a regulatory advisor.

He is also a certified internal auditor and is the Quality Manager for Van der Stähl Scientific’s demanding ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratory accreditation. Under Charlie's quality management system his lab received the MSI Continuous Improvement Award. Charlie is a member of the IOPP Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee, he is a co-PM in the Kiip group and the ASTM F02 technical committee and has multiple granted and pending patents on medical device packaging machinery and pouch testing systems.

His current patent-pending technologies include a medical device tray sealer that will integrate pouch testing within the packaging machine to provide 100% real-time seal testing. Also, in development is his patented HTIP system (human tissue isolation pouch) this disposable system is designed to help avoid packaging machine contamination. His patented seal-through HTIP system isolates the donor tissue during packaging process to help thwart cross-contamination between donor events. This system will help prevent machine contamination and increases packaging machine component life cycles, saving money while managing infection risks to donor recipients.

His company was also recently awarded a federal contract as a medical device packaging machine provider for the VA Hospital group and his laboratory client list includes NASA and the CDC (center for disease control). He continues to grow his company’s new product development program with the aim of reaching more users of their equipment in order to better manage healthcare packaging failures.

E-mail:
Charlie@vanderstahl.com

Website:
www.vanderstahl.com
www.spotradiopodcast.com 

On this episode of SPOT radio Charlie Webb speaks with members of the Pack-Out conference that will be held in Austin Texas, May 9-11. This is the 2nd year of the Pack-Out and this healthcare packaging conference promises to bring exciting new additions to the attendee. Built into the architecture of this conference will be experiences designed to facilitate peer connection and foster industry learning. Listen in and learn more about the exciting plans for this year's healthcare packaging conference, the Pack-Out.

About: The Pack-Out conference:

To advance the industry and continue building a strong community, we need a new, single-industry event that meets the needs of both packaging engineers and suppliers – we’re ready for [out]standing!

The problem is that there are limited options available for our specialized profession. The content and accommodations of legacy events have not kept pace with expectations, leaving the healthcare packaging community without an acceptable forum to come together and share ideas that advance the industry and build strong networks. 

We came together and created the[PACK]out because we believe the future of healthcare packaging shouldn’t be left in the hands of event planners. As industry packaging professionals and suppliers, we understand how frustrating it can be to spend precious marketing dollars at conferences that don’t produce the results you’d hoped for and lack consistent technical content, which is why a team of industry professionals came together to change the model. (description from the Pack-Out website)

LinkedIn connections for today's guests:

Sarah Rosenblum: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahrosenblum/

Karen Polkinghorne: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-polkinghorne/

Kiley Djupstrom: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kileydjupstrom/

Cassandra Ladd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassandra-ladd-7b138241/

Websites: https://www.thepackout.com

E-mail: info@thepackout.com

On this episode of the SPOT radio Podcast, Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Sarah Deputy CKF from Van der Stähl Scientific about preventive maintenance of critical medical device packaging equipment. Learn how PMs can help save a medical device company from a potential packaging recall.

Guest bio: Sarah Deputy

Sarah is a skilled Service technician in Van der Stahl Scientific's ISO 17025 calibration and service center. She performs laboratory studies for medical device pouch seal strength and integrity for validating the sterile barrier system. Sarah is also a skilled calibration technician and calibrates force, time, and thermal environments under Van der Stahl Scientific's ISO 17025 scope of accreditation.  Sarah is Kaizen and Six Sigma Green & Black Belt certified, and is currently working towards a CPP certification through the IOPP.

About Van der Stähl Scientific

Van der Stähl Scientific has helped thousands of medical device manufacturers deliver their devices safe and sterile to the point of care. We provide advanced microprocessor-controlled medical device pouch-sealing machinery to deliver seal-to-seal consistency. With a host of medical device validation support options, you can choose from a selected area of support or a complete end-to-end validation

E-mail: Sarah@vanderstahl.com
Website: www.vanderstahl.com