Needle Free Injections With Microjets

IZ Reloaded writes "Do you hate needles? In the near future, the fear of needles would be a thing of a past. Bioengineering students at the University of California, Berkeley have developed the MicroJet. It uses an electronic actuator that could one day propel vaccinations, insulin or other drugs through the skin of the patient - without the device even touching the skin - with far less pain than a hypodermic needle."

Comments

Obligatory Star Trek reference...

[HomerNet]

So, will we get Tricorders with these?

Re:Obligatory Star Trek reference...

[DigiShaman]

Ya, they are called PDA/Phones that support GPS

Re:Obligatory Star Trek reference...

[Taladar]

Which phone can tell you where the next lifeform is located from your current position and wether it is human?

Well beyond...

[Faust7]

While they have not yet started tests on humans, the researchers said the range of the injector is well beyond what would be needed to deliver drugs through human skin.

So for God's sake, ask the nurse to check the settings before she pulls the trigger.

Celebrities use...

[TimeTraveler1884]

I hate wasting oxy....

You should try that Proactiv then. Apparently from the infomercials, Vanessa Williams was hideous before using Proactive Solution.

Vanessa Williams: "Having acne is a drag. You're self-conscious; it's embarrassing. You just want to be normal. I know how it feels. I started breaking out when I was about sixteen, and that's a tough enough age without a face full of pimples. Acne doesn't care how old you are; even in my thirties I was still breaking out and in my business, that's unacceptable. I first started using Proactiv Solution after finding it for my teenage daughter. Within a week, I noticed an immediate change in the smoothness of my skin; fewer bumps, less redness. Now I have my brother on it, my babysitter on it. If only we had it sooner."

Everyone's doing it!

Re:Celebrities use...

[TimeTraveler1884]

I know, oxycotton. I was kidding.

Heroin

[yotto]

Finally, the last barrier to my upcoming heroin addiction (Fear of needles) has been overcome!

Awww, then you won't hear this anymore.....

[pg110404]

NURSE: doctor, you're hitting the bone
DOCTOR: Oh so I am. It does make a lovely scraping sound though.

Cute nurse

[karvind]

As long as they are not replacing the cute nurse ...

Re:Jetgun

[Just Some Guy]

For some reason, I still have a bright blue dot at the point of one of my vaccinations. Of course, maybe that's just the corner of the GPS/mind-control chip they embedded in me.

Re:Jetgun

[Spoing]

1. For some reason, I still have a bright blue dot at the point of one of my vaccinations. Of course, maybe that's just the corner of the GPS/mind-control chip they embedded in me.

Hmmmm. Seems like 1/2 of it is malfunctioning. Stay right there, I'll be right over!

Re:yeah, but will it hit my vein?

[NitsujTPU]

Ahh, the military.

It's good that they can take any relatively harmless apparatus like that and make it look like it's going to hurt like a some of a gun, and like it was built by the lowest bidder.

Re:Yes, do you prefer...

[Anonymous Coward]

*crazed look*
"No! ... No!
No hypo...."

Re:AIDS

[Fat Cow]

or indeed, an HIV patient attacking you with a gun :)