Assembly in Action: Hybrid Assembly System Speeds Needle-free Injector to Market
Weston Medical Group PLC (Cambridge, U.K.), a manufacturer of medical products, recently introduced a prefilled, disposable, needle- free drug injector. Called Intraject, the device uses a pressure of 160 bar to inject drugs directly through the skin. It can replace conventional syringes in many applications. And because the injections are subcutaneous, the risk of infection is also lessened.
Intraject is preloaded with the required medication, offering patients the convenience of self-medication at home without having to learn special injection techniques. The device can be used with many drugs, including proteins and pep- tides, monoclonal antibodies, small molecule-based drugs and vaccines.