Nucoxia Injection – ‘Snap Tray’ – with in-built ampoule breaking feature.
Company:
Zydus Lifesciences Limited
Country: India
Category: Medical and Pharmaceutical
Novel design innovation implemented in Ampoule tray – it’s ‘Functional Tray’ with inbuilt ampoule cutter (Design Application No: 359551-001 at India Patent Office). The tray is developed; to facilitate ampoule breaking as an in-built feature, to avoid injuries happening with conventional glass ampoule breaking methods and to ensure environment friendly collection of medical waste. 3D printed prototype tray was submitted to various hospital nursing staffs to take the feedback on functionality, ease and safe use and injuries. This study repeated in various cities/towns and hospitals to understand diversified views. Finally after 4th attempt the tray was finalized. This new concept provides great convenience and safety over conventional methods of ampoule cutting for injectable products. Also it saves time of injection and helps in emergency as dependency on external ampoule breaking tools is not there. Apart from convenience, need of environment friendly disposal is taken care of in design of tray.
Apart from convenience and safety against glass injuries, thoughtfully designed packaging system eases life of healthcare professionals by providing availability of aids (accessories) required to inject product in same pack. This includes supply of syringe, needles and alcohol swabs along with product. Availability of accessories also helps in treatment of patient at home. No run around outside to search for syringe, needles and alcohol swabs as those are readily available with product. It also ensures compliance as correct prescribed size/guage of syringe and needle are used for administration. If syringe and needles are purchased separately, chances of wrong size/guage needle and syringe cannot be omitted. Also there is a rational behind selection of green colour theme of tray and display graphics. Green is a colour of harmony and health. Green is a colour of positivity, rejuvenation, safety and security.