needle syringe Articles
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Testing care-giver acceptance of new syringe technologies
The research design and empirical results of an exploratory study are reported of an experiment to estimate care-giver (n = 29) acceptance of alternative syringe technologies. The experiment included five independent factors four syringe technologies in four sizes (1, 2, 3, and 5 ccs), offered by four manufacturers, and sold by two distributors at five prices; an orthogonal, fractional factorial ...
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The race to a vaccine - unintended consequences?
A gold rush is on to find a vaccine for COVID-19. According to the World Health Association (WHO) in early May, there are more than 100 projects around the world centered on the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus. Eight candidate vaccines are already being tested in people in clinical trials. Once an effective vaccine (or vaccines) has been identified, it will need to be produced ...
By Vistex Inc
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Troubleshooting injection volume variation in the Concurrent Solvent Recondensation – Large Volume Sample Injection Technique
I’ve started receiving a number of questions about the large volume injection technique called Concurrent Solvent Recondensation – Large Volume Sample Injection. Most recently, a question came through the Tech Service group about injection volume variation. I had encountered a similar problem when working on the 50 µL injection for the combined 1,4-Dioxane and Nitrosamines (EPA ...
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Needlestick Injury - the pointy end of a preventable pandemic
The Challenge Every 60 minutes, of every day, six people suffer a needlestick injury somewhere in the world. Every day, 3 people die as a result of those injuries[1]. The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports in the World Health Report 2002, that of the 35 million health-care workers world wide, two million experience percutaneous exposure to infectious diseases each year[2]. WHO estimates ...
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SmartTab Completes Gastric Environment Validation Study for InjectTab™ Platform
What if you were able to simply take a pill to receive the medication you’re used to receiving through a shot, like insulin? As a leading innovator and disruptive drug delivery company, SmartTab is driving the future of drug delivery to places people would have never expected it to go and injections with a conventional syringe and needle will soon be a thing of the past. SmartTab's ...
By SmartTab
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A Difficult Needle to Thread
Do you know what it’s like to wake up in a different stranger’s house every morning? To open your eyes and immediately feel extremely uncomfortable, alarmed, unsafe, out of place, lost, dizzy, like your world is the most upside-down it’s ever been? Do you remember what it was like to be a kid tagging along to the grocery store with your parents? One second ...
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Micron developing microneedle technology for self-administration of vaccines and therapeutics
Closely-held Micron Biomedical is developing a dissolvable microneedle-based technology that could enable self-administration of vaccines and therapeutics. “While microneedle technology is not new, our company represents the evolution of the technology over many years,” Steven Damon, CEO, says in an interview with BioTuesdays.com. “We’re developing an innovative ...
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Drug Delivery: What do Patients and Providers Want?
Citation: Huddleston M, Estep J, “Drug Delivery: What do Patients and Providers Want?” ONdrugDelivery, Issue 124 (Sep 2021), pp 10–14. Matthew Huddleston and Jennifer Estep discuss current drug delivery options and the value of convenient care. Worldwide, patient and provider preferences are changing due to the covid-19 pandemic. The need to reduce patient exposure to the ...
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Iterations of Portal`s Needle-Free Drug Delivery
Innovations and Iterations In the consumer tech world, iterations happen very fast, though most inventions are not ‘one and done’ masterpieces: the Dyson cyclone vacuum cleaner made 5,127 prototypes. In the medical device world, development takes longer because of the appropriate and necessary regulations and need for safety. Using an agile approach, but with safety and reliability ...
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The pharmaceutical sector commited to technology to reduce the environmental footprint of covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have entered its final stage, with fortunately very low numbers, both hospitalized and deceased. Its impact, however, is not limited to the health and social sphere. The massive use of medicines and sanitary material (wipes, gloves or disposable masks) is one of the most devastating side effects of COVID-19 due to its environmental damage when its waste goes to ...
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Healthcare in Crisis: Workplace Safety at Hospitals
Not long ago, I spent an extended time in the hospital with my father. As I stayed by his side, I was surprised to see how many potential workplace hazards and possible near-miss injuries hospital employees faced. The staff was looking out for my father’s safety, but I wondered if they were thinking about their own safety as well. We count on physicians, nurses and healthcare assistants to ...
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