Its about time!

Auto-injectors have always seemed to me to be too large, and the needle when exposed, scarily intimidating. I recall emailing the manufacturers of our auto-injector asking them to improve the design by making it smaller (and so more portable), and capable of having two doses. I didn't hear anything back.

A design student from the UK who suffers from Food Allergies has taken one step in this direction. He has designed a new auto-injector for a University Project, which is shorter than most of the well known auto-injectors, and there is one designed for infants too. Its not clear, but the needle also seems smaller. Check it out - its called the Allerject, and sure as heck doesn't seem as intimidating as the current products available. He has applied for a patent, and hopes it will come to market.

It is a nice step towards a better auto-injector.. now we just need one this size that contains TWO doses of epinephrine!