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Protoype Development

Project: Spinal Puncture Needle
Client: BC Children's & Women's Health Centre www.cw.bc.ca

Description

Development of a new syringe-needle system for spinal drug delivery that will minimize errors in drug administration. Patent is pending.

The challenge

At present, there is one type of syringe-needle attachment for both intravenous (IV) and intrathecal (spinal) drug administration. This means that all syringes will fit into the hub (or opening) of both intravenous and spinal needles, allowing for the possibility of medical error when administering drugs.

The solution

Recognizing a need for improvement in instrumentation and protocol of drug delivery, the Children's & Women's Health Centre of BC approached the BCIT Technology Centre for help in developing a new syringe-needle system for spinal drug delivery that would minimize errors in drug administration. The final design is complete and a patent is pending.