History of Jet Injection
1853 First needle-syringe designed by Charles G. Pravaz, France, and Alexander Wood, USA
1866 Needle-free technique developed as "Aquapuncture" by Béclard, France
1936 First jet device patented to M. Lockhart, New Jersey
1940 Development of multiple dose jet guns
1947 - 1965 Introduction of jet injection into clinical use (ca. 2,2 Mil. injections reported)
1975 - 1995 Development of first "user-friendly" needle-free injectors
1999 Development of the INJEX-System
Development and Production of INJEX
The INJEX was developed and made available to the European market by RÖSCH AG Medizintechnik i.G..
Several patents have been issued for the INJEX-system. INJEX has market clearance from the FDA in the USA and received European CE-approval (CE 0482) for pharmaceuticals suitable for subcutaneous jet-injection.
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