What Are Header Bags and How Do They Enhance Product Packaging?
Header bags are specialised medical packaging pouches that integrate long lasting film with a breathable “header” (often Tyvek® or medical paper) to permit sterilization of large size or odd shape gadgets. In this article, we focus on header bags, discover their construction and advantages for healthcare packaging, and compare them to flat sterilization reels. We’ll see how header bags improve packaging performance, sterility assurance, and product visibility, while also discussing sterilization compatibility (steam, EO, and so on.), aseptic opening, ISO 11607 compliance, and key procurement issues. What Are Header Bags? Header bags are a kind of sterile packaging designed for medical instruments, characterised by a large plastic film pouch with a porous header strip at one end. The header strip is generally made from DuPont™ Tyvek® (a high strength, medical grade spunbonded HDPE fabric) or a coated medical paper, and it's heat-sealed to the film pouch. This design allows the ste...