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Medical labels come in many forms, from vaccine labels to cryo labels, and it’s vital to use appropriate and high-quality medical device labeling for every situation. A sharps container label is a particularly important kind of medical label that needs to be affixed to any container containing sharps and sharps waste.
Medical labels come in many forms, from vaccine labels to cryo labels, and it’s vital to use appropriate and high-quality medical device labeling for every situation. A sharps container label is a particularly important kind of medical label that needs to be affixed to any container containing sharps and sharps waste.
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Sharps Container Labels

A sharps container label is one that is attached to containers used for the storage and disposal of sharps. “Sharps” is the medical term used for any items, including devices and instruments, that are used for piercing or puncturing the skin in some way. As the name implies, such items consist of sharp components, like blades or needles.

Typical hospitals and clinics can produce large amounts of sharps waste each year, and improper disposal or transportation of sharps can lead to accidents and injuries. For this reason, used sharps, like needles and scalpels, are classed as biohazardous waste, and every container with sharps inside has to have a sharps warning label.

Sharps disposal labels are attached to the exterior of any container or box used for the disposal of sharps. They must adhere to certain strict sharps container label requirements. For example, sharps signage and sharps container stickers have to have a biohazard symbol on them.

Why Other Labelling
Methods Fail?

Various methods can be used to make warning labels for FDA sharps disposal. However, certain methods fail to meet high medical industry standards and produce sharps disposal labels that are simply not strong enough or durable enough to be used effectively and reliably in healthcare environments.

One of the main problems with a typical adhesive sharps disposal sign or needle label is that the adhesive on the back of the label isn’t strong enough to stick to the polyolefin plastics that are used for many modern containers. Polyolefin plastics like HDPE and polypropylene are popular and cost-effective choices for these kinds of items.

Due to their stick-resistant nature, polyolefin plastics don’t work well with adhesive labels. Therefore, attaching an adhesive sharps container sign to one of these containers may cause the label to eventually peel away. In addition, the label could fade over time due to exposure to different substances or even just UV light from the sun.

In addition, since sharps containers are used for storing biohazardous waste that may be contaminated with various viruses and other microbes, there’s a big risk of infection spreading when these containers are handled. Most standard labels have no antimicrobial properties and fail to help stop the spread of viruses and bacteria.

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The Benefits of Polymer Fusion Technology for Sharps Warning Labels

When it comes to labels for sharps containers, permanent labeling solutions like Polyfuze’s polymer fusion technology are the best choice.
This method produces genuinely permanent labels that are fixed directly onto the plastic containers used for sharps waste and won’t peel away over time.

Polyfuze’s unique polymer fusion method involves fusing two plastic polymers together into one distinct product. In essence, the label becomes part of the overall structure of the plastic container, so it can’t be removed. This method provides guaranteed results, while also being sustainable and eliminating scrap.

In addition, Polyfuze’s medical labels for waste containers like sharps waste bins are also imbued with BioCote Silver Ion Antimicrobial Technology. This technology helps to eliminate large amounts of microbes around the label, reducing the risk of bacteria and viruses proliferating and spreading

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FAQ

A sharps container is a container used in medical locations for the storage of sharps waste. Sharps waste includes all kinds of medical items that are sharp in some way or used for puncturing, piercing, or lacerating the skin. Such items can include needles, syringes, scalpels, blades, pieces of glass, and guidewires used for surgery.
Most sharps containers are similar in nature and design. However, they can be divided into different types based on their size and intended usage, as well as the materials used to make them. There are plastic sharps containers, as well as metal sharps containers. Some containers may be much larger than others, and some might be specifically for needles and syringes, while others may be designed to store various kinds of sharps.
An FDA-approved or FDA-certified sharps container is one that has been approved for use by the FDA. These sharps containers need to be made of appropriate materials, with thick sides to prevent any of the items from piercing through and tight-fitting lids, as well as appropriate labels on the side to show that the contents of the container are biohazardous.
Sharps warning labels are needed for any kind of container, box, or bin that is used for the storage or disposal of sharps and sharps waste.
Sharps labels usually have red backgrounds with black text or symbols on the top for maximum visibility.
Sharps bins can come in a wide range of colors. Yellow lids usually denote sharps that have been contaminated with generic medicines, while purple is used for sharps contaminated with cytotoxic substances. Typically, the main box should be red.

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