Imagine being able to take your kids for immunizations without hearing them scream, or being able to be treated for a raccoon bite without a dozen injections. Imagine never having to be afraid of needles ever again. Well, this new version of the Jet Injector, also known as a Hypospray, uses a high-pressure jet of gas to inject a doze of a medication of the doctor's choice intravenously or intramuscularly, depending on the location the doctor chooses to apply the injection. The Hypospray can operate through clothing, and because it is applied to the surface of the skin and does not break the skin, the unique injector can be used on multiple people until the medicine in the canister at the bottom has either run out or needs to be changed.

The Hypospray is a smaller, more portable version of the Biojector 2000 jet injector, and does away with the single-use applicator nozzle and massive gas cartridge at the top. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) outside of Washington DC plan to incorporate the Hypospray in future clinical trials to determine if it really is as effective as the traditional hypodermic syringe at delivering medications, especially to large numbers of people at a time.

Post by Alan Henry