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Article: New syringe injection system reduces AIDS threat to health workers.
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- PR Newswire
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- June 8, 1987
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NEW SYRINGE INJECTION SYSTEM REDUCES AIDS THREAT TO HEALTH WORKERS
SPRING MILLS, Pa., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania-based Gettig Technologies announced today the development of a new safety syringe injection system that will dramatically reduce the risk of contracting AIDS, hepatitis or other virulent diseases from contaminated injection needles.
The new system features a puncture-resistant needle cover plus a patented injector cartridge that renders physical contact with the syringe after use unnecessary.
"We have taken as much of the human factor into account as possible," said company owner and founder Bill Gettig. "And while it is ...