Health and Fitness

Device May Inject a Variety of Drugs Without Using Needles

 Jet-injected drugs could improve patient compliance, reduce accidental needle sticks.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012.  Getting a shot at the doctor’s office may become less painful in the not-too-distant future.

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MIT researchers have engineered a device that delivers a tiny, high-pressure jet of medicine through the skin without the use of a hypodermic needle. The device can be programmed to deliver a range of doses to various depths — an improvement over similar jet-injection systems…

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