The MediDome drug injector is one neat invention from Christopher Holden, a 21 year old student, and the device is currently going to be patented by his school, Northumbria University in Newcastle. The MediDome aims to do away with the needle and syringe in order to eliminate needlestick injuries, coming in a friendlier and less threatening structure factor that won’t send kids (and some adults) scurrying away into some corner of the doctor’s office before a jab is administered.

MediDome uses a universal colour coding drug system - the ring is a different colour depending on which drug is in the pre-filled

reservoir. Minimal packaging reduces the product’s carbon footprint, and a large label area contains all essential info, such as drug name and dosage. The peel off adhesive cover plus acts as a tamper alarm - it changes colour whether the product has been ruptured or tampered with. A companion product, the Absorption MediDome, works in the same way for drugs such as painkillers and convinced antibiotics but without the needle.

When can that come out already!

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