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Freedom Without Fear - Making injections effortless with autoinjector tech to saves lives, with Conor Cullinane of Pirouette Medical

Author
Jonathan Miller, Forrest Meyen, and Conor Cullinane
Published
Wed 13 Jan 2021
Episode Link
https://toughtechtoday.com/making-injections-effortless/

In one sentence: A needle shaped like a hockey puck is a ‘revolutionary’ medical device that can deliver epinephrine during a severe allergic reaction on Earth or in space.  
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Overview
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EpiPens and other emergency auto-injectors have changed little for decades, though there are known limitations in their accidental (mis)use. Conor Cullinane, co-founder of Pirouette Medical, shows us his team’s surprisingly non-needlelike auto-injector that is shaped smooth, flat, and round, and easily totable so those at risk can have, in the company’s words, “freedom without fear”.

Following a patient-centered design process supported by the founders’ expertise in human factors engineering for bioastronautics applications, the team is shepherding their medical device through the US Food & Drug Administration review process. We have a front row seat in how they are managing the translational process of medical device design and development.
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Show Notes
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  • Episode page, transcript, and podcast listening links: https://toughtechtoday.com/making-injections-effortless/
  • Conor Cullinane on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conorrcullinane/
  • Pirouette Medical (company): https://www.pirouettemedical.com/
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  • Watch this show on Youtube: https://youtu.be/AMX2ans63UA


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