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No, there is basically zero commonality between this device and the EpiPen (this is a bad idea for a number of other reasons though...)
Failure rate is unknown. Consequences of failure are nasty, up to and including death.
This doesn't have the same accessibility and is no better than just using a damn syringe. In fact, this is plain stupid and lack of understanding the requirements that the EpiPen is intended to fill.
Take news story. Apply 3D printer. Success?! No, just stop.
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Failure rate is unknown. Consequences of failure are nasty, up to and including death.
Failure rate for not being able to afford it from douche nozzle American company is pretty high too.
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Failure rate for not being able to afford it from douche nozzle American company is pretty high too.
This shit takes five steps to work properly and looks extremely delicate as well. How are you supposed to carry this around safely? The 3D printed part is basically a giant lever for breaking the three way stopcock into three parts. I'm not even sure this does more good than harm to be quite honest. What happens if using this thing incorrectly kills you? Given it's so hard to use, it's pretty easy to see that happeni…
In fact, Adamis recently tried to get FDA approval to sell prefilled syringes as an alternative to Epi-Pens, but it was rejected with demands for more expansive patient usability study and product stress testing [1].
The creator of this "3D printed Epi Injector" evidently does not understand the problem that actually needs to be solved.
[0]: http://www.buyemp.com/product/epinephrine-prefilled-syringe
[1]: http://www.fiercepharma.com/marketing/still-no-epipen-challe...
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This shit takes five steps to work properly and looks extremely delicate as well. How are you supposed to carry this around safely? The 3D printed part is basically a giant lever for breaking the three way stopcock into three parts. I'm not even sure this does more good than harm to be quite honest. What happens if using this thing incorrectly kills you? Given it's so hard to use, it's pretty easy to see that happeni…
I agree with you, it does look wonky. Maybe in person it would be better. Honestly I am just pissed at the greed that drove the issue more than anything.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epinephrine_autoinjector
People and competitors have been trying to, and some have, gotten FDA approval for alternatives. Greed itself is not inherently bad; greed could be the thing driving you to choose one of the alternatives over the EpiPen. Or perhaps reform the FDA rules that led to this situation in the first place.
In this case though, you're smashing the ampule inside a (non-sterile) container, which will keep all the broken glass, and mix it with the solution (along with any bacteria that have taken up residence on the outside of the ampule, or the inside of the 'ampule breaker' thing).
You're then supposed to draw that up (in a process far _more_ complicated than just drawing up a medication from a vial) and inject it into someone? No thanks...
[1]: http://www.safeinfusiontherapy.com/documents/Products/Partic...
I like it. It breaks the neck not the glass. Micro glass particles in muscle are meaningless anyway. Sterility is meaningless. Epi outside in air oxidizes and its effect is compromised. It's life or death. Plus what's anyone else doing to save $ for those who can't afford epipen. It's a start. Jmo
Which is still not a perfect replacement for an autoinjector, but it's better than this contraption.