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Single-use, retractable needles / needle-free injectors could be used in hospitals / developing countries / with drug users

By Hicbd
Sun Jul 16 2023 2:02 am

"Two lawyers, Mike Weiss and Paul Danzinger, were approached in 1998 by an inventor, Thomas Shaw, who was having trouble selling a safety syringe developed to protect health care workers from accidentally being infected by dirty needles. The problems were due to monopolistic actions of a major industry needle maker and hospital group purchasing organizations. The case was settled before trial for $150 million. This was portrayed by the 2011 movie Puncture. Shaw's attempts to get his retractable needle accepted by health care facilities were covered in a 2010 Washington Monthly article."

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_syringe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/02/24/why-it-took-so-long-for-the-world-to-start-using-smart-self-destructing-syringes/
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/marc-koska-lifesaver-k1-syringe-wired-health-2015

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