Needle and syringe redesigned

July 19, 2008

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Christopher Holden has won an award redesigning the traditional needle and syringe. The ‘MediDome’ aims to eliminate needlestick injuries, simplify the process and speed up patient treatment.

Christopher has won a National Patient Safety Award of £3000 and NCR Internship worth £4000 for a duration of four weeks.

Christopher explains how the product works:

“A sterile cover is removed to expose adhesive wings that stick the MediDome to the required area for injection. The person administering the injection removes the blister cap and presses down on the top of MediDome until a little resistance is felt. A bubble on one of the wings is checked for blood - if it fills up the injection is halted. If all is well, they then give a small firm press until a click is heard, then softly compress and hold the dome. On release, MediDome returns to its original shape (but cannot be compressed again), is removed from the arm and disposed of for incineration. It is a fail safe single use design - once used it can never be used again, so syringes cannot be shared, and viruses such as HIV or blood born diseases cannot be passed on”.

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