The key points
- The birth of “Confort-In” in Korea
- Enhance absorption by the body
- Tool already used in the USA, Australia and India
Needle-free vaccines. Messina will be the first city in Europe to use an innovative method to administer anti Covid immunizers. It is a technology that consists of a high-speed jet that completely replaces the traditional puncture, and promises a total absorption of the vaccine intramuscularly.
The birth of “Comfort-In” in Korea
It is the result of an agreement between the Covid emergency commissioner of Messina and Gamastech, a company from Catania that is the exclusive agent in Europe for its marketing. The “Comfort-In” was born in Korea, where it is still produced, but has been “perfected” by the Sicilian company, in collaboration with the Cnr polymers and composites of Catania, and has already received requests for anti Covid vaccinations also from other Regions . «The“ Comfort-in ”medical device, CE certified – explained to Ansa the managing director of Gamastech, Arturo Maravigna – is designed for subcutaneous or intramuscular administration of medicinal substances. The simplicity and absolute safety make it ideal for any type of infusion with important advantages for the patient, especially for those who suffer from agophobia ».
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Enhance absorption by the body
The “device” uses the “nozzle”, a needle-free, sterile and disposable syringe, capable of injecting the vaccine into the arm through a micro hole that projects the drug into the body in less than 100 milliseconds. «A record time if you consider that a Formula One driver has reactions in 170 milliseconds and man generally in 220 milliseconds». In addition to speed and the absence of pain, there is also another advantage, according to Maravigna. «The immediate dispersion of the vaccine which is distributed in billions of“ droplets ”improving its absorption».
Tool already used in the USA, Australia and India
The production cost is higher than a traditional syringe but, observes Maravigna, there are indirect savings, such as time and personnel, no risk of compensation for accidental punishment and you avoid paying for the disposal of sharp and stinging ones. «The technology – explains the commissioner for the Covid emergency in Messina, Alberto Firenze – is already used in the USA, Australia and India and guarantees total absorption of the vaccine intramuscularly. People with agophobia will finally be able to get vaccinated ». The initiative, which adds to and does not replace the classic administration of vaccines with syringe and needle, will be officially presented this morning in the Messina Fair Hub.