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How Covestro polycarbonate is enabling syringe innovation

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Gerresheimer AG Covestro Gx TELC tamper-evident luer lock safety seal
Gerresheimer AG’s Gx TELC tamper-evident luer lock safety seal combines the adapter and closure into a single component. [Image courtesy of Gerresheimer AG]
Covestro officials are boasting how their Apec 1745 high heat polycarbonate was the material of choice for Gerresheimer AG’s new tamper-evident luer lock closure for syringes.

 

In the growing prefilled syringes market, the adapter for screwing in the needle and the syringe cap plays a key role when it comes to ensuring ease of use and reliable dosage, according to Covestro (Pittsburgh).

Gerresheimer AG’s Gx TELC tamper-evident luer lock safety seal combines the adapter and closure into a single component, simplifying the manufacturing process and boosting cost-effectiveness. It also improves ease of use because the person using the syringe only has to mount one connected part on the syringes.

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Chris Newmarker is the executive editor of WTWH Media life science's news websites and publications including MassDevice, Medical Design & Outsourcing and more. A professional journalist of 18 years, he is a veteran of UBM (now Informa) and The Associated Press whose career has taken him from Ohio to Virginia, New Jersey and, most recently, Minnesota. He’s covered a wide variety of subjects, but his focus over the past decade has been business and technology. He holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science from Ohio State University. Connect with him on LinkedIn or email at [email protected].