Could this new device put an end to needle phobia?
The Australian developer first thought of the concept described as 'a band-aid on steroids' while working as a nurse
Doctors could be delivering needles with the aid of an Aussie-designed medical device that dulls the pain and anxiety for those with trypanophobia.
The TGA-approved design, NeedleCalm, has been announced a category winner at the national 2021 Good Design Awards.
The makers say the device takes advantage of the “gate control theory of pain” and can be used in more than 60% of the 128 million needle procedures carried out each year.
Applied like a plaster to the patient’s skin at the puncture site, it creates a larger sensation that blocks the sharp pain of a needle as it breaks into the body.
