POST 00405E : NEEDLE-FREE INJECTOR FOR MASS IMMUNIZATION CAMPAIGN 6 January 2002
________________________________________________________Darin Lee Zehrung of PATH wishes to share this
information on the development of an improved jet injector for mass
immunization within the United States. Please read carefully because both
the company that developed the product and PATH want the immunization
community to discuss the appropriate steps to introduce jet injectors for
mass immunization campaigns in the developing world.
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Felton International, a medical products company in the U.S., recently
received clearance (Ref: K013256) from the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (USFDA) under the 510(k) regulation process to market a
needle-free jet injector for vaccinations within the United States. This
jet injector was adapted from Russian technology by Felton International in
collaboration with the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)
in Seattle, whose work is funded by USAID, and the National Nuclear Security
Administration's Initiative for Proliferation Prevention (IPP) Program.
The re-designed jet injector uses a disposable, single-use protector cap to
prevent pathogen transfer between successive patients. The valuable input
collected from attendees of the 2001 SIGN/Technet meeting is currently
being incorporated into the product design, and will result in ergonomic and
packaging improvements for the next generation jet injector (expected to be
ready by June 2002). In addition, the next iteration of the protector cap
will include an auto-disable (AD) design feature to prevent the potential
reuse of protector caps.
Using jet injectors for mass immunization in the developing world would
likely increase vaccination coverage rates, decrease health workers'
valuable time, and eliminate sharps waste. These advantages, along with
providing safe injections, could greatly benefit mass immunization
campaigns, such as measles, meningitis and yellow fever, in the developing
world.
Felton International and PATH would like to actively engage the
immunization community in a discussion of the appropriate steps to
introduce jet injectors for mass immunization campaigns in the developing
world. An appropriate field setting and criteria to evaluate the ability of
the jet injector to prevent cross contamination in the target population
should be determined. It is critical that the international public health
community assist our efforts in outlining the steps necessary to achieve
this goal. We
welcome your comments and thoughts on this issue.
Darin Lee Zehrung
Program Associate
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)
4 Nickerson Street
Seattle, WA 98109-1699
phone: 206-285-3500 ext 2426
fax: 206-285-6619
email: [[email protected]][email protected][/email]
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