Needles no more?

[sigmund]

From BBC Website:

Painful injections could become a thing of the past thanks to new technology. Harvard University researchers found that instead of inserting a needle into the skin, it is possible to fire a stream of gas at the skin's surface.

The gas contains sharp particles which remove the surface layer of the skin and create tiny holes allowing a drug to be administered.

The development could benefit people who need regular injections, campaigners said.

The technique, known as microscission, bombards small areas of the skin with a stream of gas holding tiny crystals of inert aluminium oxide. The rough surface-layer of the skin is removed, creating tiny holes - microconduits - in the underlying layers of the skin.

The crystals and loosened skin are taken away with the gas flow and the whole process takes less than 20 seconds.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3631599.stm

 

[gilly6993]

interesting....I wonder if they're testing oil based injections as well?

 

[hulk2003]

our case we need to inject deep into the muscle. Probably it would'nt help us.

 

[sigmund]

I wonder if it sounds like the thing doctors use in Star Trek

"The technique, known as microscission, bombards small areas of the skin with a stream of gas"

 

[gab9681]

One of the labs really close to mine has been working with this for years now and I know there are several others around as well. Yeah, if you are afraid of needles, it could help, but from the testing they have done so far, the injections still hurt, sometimes worse than with a pin. They have been looking into using for insulin and HGH and shit like that. I think it would be fine for that, but like Hulk said, I doubt you could hit the muscle very well with that. You can even buy these things online now I think.

www.bioject.com
www.chiron.com (parent company of Powderject)

 

[sigmund]

One of the labs really close to mine has been working with this for years now and I know there are several others around as well. Yeah, if you are afraid of needles, it could help, but from the testing they have done so far, the injections still hurt, sometimes worse than with a pin. They have been looking into using for insulin and HGH and shit like that. I think it would be fine for that, but like Hulk said, I doubt you could hit the muscle very well with that. You can even buy these things online now I think.

www.bioject.com
www.chiron.com (parent company of Powderject)

Good post bro

Found this interesting - I had no idea it was already available:

Biojector® 2000 Needle Free Injection System

The Biojector® 2000 is a durable, professional-grade injection system designed for healthcare providers. The Biojector® 2000 is the only needle-free system in the world cleared by the FDA to deliver intramuscular injections. The system can also deliver subcutaneous injections, and is being used for intradermal injections in clinical trials.

This is good too:

http://www.bioject.com/all3.html

Would work well with the subcutaneous delivery of lipostabil