Theneedletrap Needle Protection System By Schreiner Medipharm Won The Ldquoproductrdquo Category Of The 2011 Materialica Award Which Earned This Entry Ldquobest Of Awardrdquo Recognition The Innovative Needle Protection Solution For Prefilled Syringes Consists Of A Labelintegrated Needle Trap That Secures The Needle After The Injection This Intelligent System Is The First To Feature The Combination Of An Injectionmolded Part With A Film The Materialica Award Was Presented In Munich On October 18 2011 During The Materialica Trade Fair The Ldquoproductrdquo Category Recognizes Solutions In Which Either New Or Conventional Materials Are Used In An Innovative Formldquoan Ingeniously Simple Yet Highly Innovative Product Developmentrdquo Said The Statement Issued By The Materialica Panel Of Judges Ldquoin Addition To The Primary Protection Mechanism The Intelligent Manufacturing Concept The Functional Integration That Has Been Achieved And The High Design Value Were Criteria For Selecting This Entry For Lsquobest Of Awardrsquo Recognition In The Lsquoproductrsquo Categoryrdquo Due To The Large Number Of Participants And High Quality Of Entries This Yearrsquos Competition Was The First One To Feature Various Award Levels The Ldquobest Of Awardrdquo The Ldquogold Awardrdquo And The Ldquosilver Awardrdquoneedletrap By Schreiner Medipharm Helps Prevent Needlestick Injuries Which Reduces The Risk Of Infections The Labelintegrated Needle Trap Is Easy To Operate For High User Friendliness It Allows The Creation Of A Safe Work Environment For Healthcare Professionals As Required By Eu Directive 201032eu Which Aims To Prevent Needlestick Injuriesleading Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Are Already Successfully Using This New Needle Protection Solution And Value The Costefficiency Of The Syringe Label That Is Easy To Integrate Into Existing Manufacturing Processes Due To Its Intelligent Design Principle Needletrap Can Be Adapted To All Conventional Syringe Dimensions And Uses Common Secondary Packaging Which Also Benefits The Environment In Addition The Product Can Be Complemented By Graduations Or Counterfeit Protection Features The Specialty Label Also Makes It Possible To Document Injections For This Purpose The Label Is Equipped With Selfadhesive Detachable Label Parts That Are Directly Transferred To The Patientrsquos Medical Records Or Vaccination Card
