Breaking the needle habit by using needle free delivery

Helping "Belenophobics" (people who fear needles): 16 billion needle injections are used every year costing US$5-6 billion. 1-2 persons in 10 is apprehensive of needles, and studies show a preference for alternatives to needle and syringe injections. Many people experience no pain while others feel mild pressure or a pinch-like sensation. In all situations however, the strong fear of being poked by a needle is eliminated by the use of needle free.

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PharmaJet's needle-free injection technology is different than gas-powered technologies of the past.

Jet injection to deliver liquid medications has existed in various forms since the 1860s. In the 1950s the U.S. military developed their own high-speed models, or "jet guns", for mass vaccination programs. Common features of such historic jet injectors were gas-powered energy sources combined with a multi-use nozzle interface. Both of these features led to inherent delivery problems, ranging from skin laceration to cross-contamination with blood-borne pathogens between patients. Such "multi-use nozzle jet injectors" or MUNJIs as they were known were eventually banned in 19971 due to these inherent problems.

The PharmaJet injector utilizes a single-use, sterile, auto-disable needle-free syringe and a spring-powered energy source that creates an optimal pressure profile. This combination results in a superior injection experience and feeling compared to prior injectors and in fact to needle-bearing syringes themselves.2

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1. Defense Logistics Agency; DPSC-M; December 9, 1997.
2. PharmaJet Patient Survey Data on File; December, 2010.