The days of diabetics using syringes may soon be replaced with skin patches that automatically injec...
The days of diabetics using syringes may soon be replaced with skin patches that automatically inject insulin and other medications, following an announcement from Hewlett Packard and Crospa.
The technology, which Hewlett Packard hopes to be on the market in the next four years, is developed from inkjet printers and will see the required medicines in a one-inch patch containing hundreds of microneedles along with a microprocessor which monitors automatic release.
HP and Crospa said the technology could be expanded in a few years to other chronic conditions such as Aids, ensuring a pain-free delivery of medicines for patients.
Charlie Chapman, spokesman for Hewlett Packard, said: "It became evident this was a platform that could be used for a whole bunch of different areas."
