Teva’s Needle Free Injection

Ritecraft | February 3, 2010 | 0 Comments

Many people are totally phobic about receiving injections and children are even more frightened and hate the very sight of needles. While some needle free injections are available, notably ones for diabetics, Teva has recently announced its Needle Free Tjet ® device specially for kids.

This one is specially made for kids suffering from growth hormone deficiency and needing to take regular injections of somatropin, which Teva manufactures as TEV-TROPIN®. The Tjet penetrates the stratum corneum (outermost layer skin) and is delivered into the subcutaneous (below the skin) tissue in two seconds through a tiny opening in the skin less than one third the size of a 30-gauge needle.

Apart from obvious benefits like being more child friendly and easier to use, the Tjet is eco-friendly as well, since it results in less waste than traditional disposable syringes. The needle free head needs to be changed only once a week. This device can only be used after a doctor has diagnosed the condition and prescribed this particular device for use with Tev-Tropin.

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