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WHEN TO CHOOSE EMBROIDERY

When considering the best method for creat

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

ing a logo or design on a garment or non-apparel item, keep in mind that embroidery offers a rich, textured appearance that will last for years.

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

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Left and Right Chest - The industry standard for design elements is to have the logo on the left chest and any personalization, suc

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

h as an employee’s name, on the right chest. Sleeve - You might want to consider adding a logo, design or slogan to the left sleeve to add variety. Thi

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

s would create more visibility for businesses who have a message to display. Back – below collar (yoke area) is also an area that can add some variety

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

to design placement. One consideration for this area is to avoid designs that could be irritating for the wearer due to backing. Certain designs that re

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

quire backing may not be advisable. Sometimes, thickness of thread coming through backing can create a great deal of irritation. Left Chest and Hat - I

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

f logo is to be placed on left chest or sleeve and a hat, make sure you have separate tapes digitized for each placement. A digitized tape for hats, for

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

example, is engineered differently than for a left chest or sleeve placement, generally being sewn from the middle of the design out.

FABRIC
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
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Typical fabrics for uniforms that would most often contain an embroidered element include cotton twill, pique, denim, cotton/polyester blend an
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
d fleece (for jackets).

THREAD

If a garment produced with embroidery is going to be washed in high temperatures and heavy bleach or w
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a
ill have rough use, thread selection is of particular concern. Polyester thread is the best choice in such a situation to avoid fading and bleeding of t
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
hread color into the garment.

If the vibrancy of color is important, then rayon is the best choice. Rayon is the traditional choice when a higher degre
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
e of luster and shine are wanted. You may have to direct your embroiderer to use rayon as they may have polyester as their standard due to its strength
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
and ability to withstand the sewout process with less breakage than is potential with rayon. Don’t sacrifice the quality and appearance of your design t
t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
o make it easier to sew out.

DESIGN ELEMENTS

Letter size is an important consideration when creating a digitized design for the embro
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
idery process.

Minimum Letter Height by Fabric:

Pique, Terry cloth, Fleece .…. 1/ 4”

Twill, Most other fabrics …… 3/16”

MARKETING IDEAS
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
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If you customer has vendors, you might suggest to your customer that their vendor may want to participate in getting shirts produced by having the
.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
ir name embroidered on the shirt (EG: on the sleeve). They may have coop dollars available to subsidize a portion of the cost of the shirt and create a
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip
better sales opportunity for you. Home Depot, for example, may choose to have Black & Decker or Porter Paints displayed on their employees shirt sleeves

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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