With the growing number of people affected by civilisation diseases like diabetes, cancer, or arthritis the safe self-medication of patients is more and more in the focus of attention, especially in times of shortage of skilled professionals. Therefore, systems for the error-free and safe application of medications such as pre-filled syringes, autoinjectors or infusion pumps are gaining importance. For a smooth and painless injection of medicament with these devices, the gliding behaviour is crucial. In this context the rubber plunger is the key element. But there are challenges, that cannot be fully solved by the current generation of rubber plungers. Biologics are very sensitive to any leachables that can be extracted from the syringe components.
MDX Devices has developed an innovative plunger that can solve the challenges by introducing a cost-efficient two component plunger element, which is manufactured in a reliable two-step micro injection moulding process. The new plunger is inherently free of any harmful leachables and provides excellent gliding behaviour. The process allows a very cost-efficient fully sterile production under cleanroom conditions with just two process steps, a high flexibility in the plunger design and has the potential to add further process steps in the future, e.g. for an integrated plunger-rod element.
In the feasibility study, the economic and technical validation of the plunger prototypes and of the planned business should be performed, verifying the best-suited applications and key markets for the initial market introduction of this very innovative plunger. By bringing our innovation successfully into the market we enable our customers to provide patients with medication solutions which ensure optimal efficacy of the active agents and a minimal pain experience during injection.
