RNA Diagnostics

Christopher Holden, a student of Northumbria University, UK, studying Design for industry, has re-designed the conventional needle. His design, called ‘MediDome’, is intended to eliminate needle stick injuries, cross contamination of blood-borne viruses such as HIV and hepatitis and the fear of needles. The design of MediDome ensures that veins would not be ruptured during intramuscular or subcutaneous injection. A soft flexible plastic is used in manufacturing MediDome, pre-filled with a measured drug dose that avoids the need for priming