DDL, the leading product and package testing services firm specializing in medical device package testing, recently discovered through the company’s July “Vibration Testing Quizzler” that only 46 percent of Medical Device Packaging Professionals truly understand that vibration testing can prevent defective products or packaging from going to market.

Minneapolis, MN August 12, 2008 — DDL, the leading product and package testing services firm specializing in medical device package testing, recently discovered through the company’s July “Vibration Testing Quizzler” that only 46 percent of Medical Device Packaging Professionals truly understand that vibration testing can prevent defective products or packaging from going to market.

In his winning Vibration Testing Quizzler response, David Anderson VP of Research & Development at GT Urological stated, “When there is the slightest chance that any of our medical products will be exposed to a transportation, operation or storage environment, it is vital that we implement vibration testing before going to market.”

The vibration testing quizzler question below received answers from nearly 200 medical device packaging professionals.

Question: Package and product testing should always be expanded to include vibration testing when there is a chance of exposure to what environments?

Answer:                Percent Responded:
Transportation                    50
Operation and Storage        4
All of the Above                    46

“Essentially, vibration testing is something products and packaging should be subjected to when there is a chance of its exposure in transportation, operation or storage,” states Patrick Nolan COO of DDL.

To gain more insight into understanding the importance in executing vibration testing and the critical need for continuing education in medical device packaging guidelines please visit http://www.testedandproven.com/vibration_testing.html

About The DDL Packaging Quizzler:
The DDL’s Packaging Quizzler is a semi monthly online challenge which poses real world packaging questions which Medical Device Packaging Professionals encounter on a daily basis.

One winner who answers The Packaging Quizzler correctly and is selected at random will be awarded a significant prize, such as an IPod.

To participate in the next Quizzler please click “The Packaging Quizzler”.

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