Large Volume Wearable Injectors; Used To Deliver Drugs Large Volume of Drugs such as Biologicals
Large Volume Wearable Injectors
Large volume wearable injectors are medical devices
used to deliver high volume of drugs usually in the range of 2-50 ml of drug
within 2-15 minutes. As a result,
medical device industry has come up with several wearable injectors suitable
for the delivery of such molecules. These
injectors offer numerous dosing options (continuous, bolus, or basal),
integrated safety mechanisms, along with no or minimal risk of needlestick
injuries. They have become a preferred choice for administration of drugs in
home-care setting and can be used for the subcutaneous drug delivery.
Ultra large
volume wearable injectors are used to deliver large volume of drugs. They
are designed to deliver the drugs subcutaneously over an extended period of
time. Such injectors have the drug solution reservoir with a capacity of 2ml or
more. Large volume injectors are
commonly used for rapid administration of biologic drug formulations, mainly
those contain monoclonal antibodies as the biologic formulation is viscous at
high concentration. Biologics have high viscosity and cannot be administered in
lower volume, and thus delivered by large volume injectors.
Variants of these wearable devices have been designed
to administer highly viscous drugs (such as biologics) in large volumes (more
than 1 mL), offering numerous dosing options. Large volume injectors offer a
solution to patients suffering from both chronic and non-communicable diseases.
They can be used for continuous dosing and bolus dosing. Some of the features
of these devices include error alerts, visual/aid drug delivery confirmation
notifications, and connectivity to web-based portals. These features help
increase patient compliance and reduce pain.
Large volume wearable injectors are often used in the
treatment of chronic diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and autoimmune
disorders. Chronic diseases are a public health emergency in Mexico, and
chronic diseases are primary cause of death worldwide, leading to more deaths
annually than all other causes combined. Thus, with the increase in burden of
aforementioned diseases, the usage of large volume injectors is also increasing
rapidly.
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