MedTech Business Review: Specials Magazine

A packaging partner with deep knowledge of complex formulations and regulations can accelerate timelines and streamline processes without interruption. Sonic Packaging delivers that advantage as a custom, full turnkey contract packaging and filling solutions provider. Drawing on three decades of experience in the packaging industry, Sonic seamlessly manages the entire process, from design, prototyping and regulatory documentation to trials and final production. Sonic, together with its fully qualified strategic manufacturing partners, each holding advanced certifications, strengthens and streamlines the entire quality and compliance process. This enables the company to serve clients that market products in a variety of categories, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, diagnostics, nutraceuticals and personal care. Sonic’s expertise spans unit-dose and multi-count packaging, covering applications from sachets and blisters to thermoformed trays, injection-molded units and towelettes. “We have built a strong understanding of client needs and often become their go-to team for everything from design to compliance and development. The stronger the connection, the better the outcome,” says Harry Paulison, president.

Whether it’s a routine checkup or a serious condition, MRIs can be a major source of stress for patients. The tight space, loud noise, and enclosed environment often trigger discomfort, movement, claustrophobic reactions, and even missed appointments. For healthcare providers, these issues disrupt workflow, compromise image quality, and increase operational costs. Patient comfort isn’t a luxury—it’s a workflow imperative. Reducing anxiety leads to higher first-time scan success rates, fewer costly rescans, and improved throughput. Clinics that prioritize comfort benefit from greater efficiency, higher patient satisfaction scores, and a stronger reputation. By supporting technologists and minimizing emotional strain, comfort-focused imaging environments offer a practical solution to operational bottlenecks. UX Platforms addresses both patient experience and operational efficiency with an in-bore projector that displays calming visuals during scans. Positioned just two feet behind the MRI, it helps distract patients, reduce motion, and improve scan quality. As a result, providers experience fewer rescans, lower staff burnout, and increased patient retention. “Calm minds, clear images,” says CEO Simon Whalen. “Our in-bore video system has shown to enhance scan quality and workflow efficiency through real-world results.” At one small, family-owned outpatient center, implementing UX Platforms’ base projector led to an 87% reduction in claustrophobia-related cancellations and virtually eliminated rescans. Building on that success, UX Platforms introduced CineMode—an attachment that clips onto the bed rails and moves with the patient into the bore, displaying scenic documentaries, proprietary drone footage, and children’s cartoons. Technologists can deploy story-driven content without polling patients, making it ideal for high-throughput days. For added flexibility, CineMode Plus enables streaming from any HDMI-compatible device. Patients can bring their own content, or clinics can stream services like Netflix, Disney+, or Hulu via a laptop or streaming stick. This has proven especially effective for pediatric and sedation-sensitive cases..