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| Auch, that must of hurt a lot! (PopSci) |
The Flu season is just around the corner. I am guessing most of you are getting a bad taste in their mouth when they picture the syringe needle that comes with the flu shot.
Fear not ! Two newly patented pain free inventions are here to save the day.
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| The microneedle patch |
The first one is a microneedle patch patented in April 2011 by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. It offers a pain free alternative to the outmoded big needles.
"Our vision is that the microneedle patch for flu vaccination is something that can be self-administered. That someone could go to the pharmacy or even get a patch in the mail, stick it on the skin, peel it off, throw it away and be done with their flu shot,” says one of the researchers - Dr. Mark Prausnitz.
The second device that will soon replace the already archaic syringe needle is developed by the vaccine devoted company - Sanofi Pasteur. It has is an ultrafine needle about 0.06 inches long. This will allow it to blast the medication through the patient skin, making it painless.
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| Say Hi to the painless makeover of the needle (Sanofi Pasteur) |
This is some crazy Star Trek stuff.
ReplyDeleteWow! That's great. I've always had some weird fear of needles. I pass out for no reason. Once I gave blood and passed out three times during the process. They told me to go away and not to come back. But I guess these new forms of injection only work for inputting into the body. Drawing blood would still need to come from a syringe, right?
ReplyDeleteI believe that for a blood donation you will still have to face the good old syringe :)
ReplyDeleteI love the part of painless that means I won't afraid it any more.
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