The DANBY m60 device is in development and not yet available in the market. The stories we share below are fictitious but showcase the benefits it offers and we plan and hope it will soon bring to users, pharma companies and care providers.
Pain Management
Hop-in then Hop-off
The DANBY m60 Human-Powered Syringe Driver makes hip replacements a medical practicality and an economic reality.
Instead of 2 or 3 days in hospital following the traditional opiate-based general anaesthetic, the low-cost DANBY m60 syringe driver administers local anaesthetics to the surgery site- so patient mobility is restored only 4 hours after surgery. The patient is able to walk and can be released the same day without the need for overnight care. Hospitals are happy to see the DANBY accompany the patient home where it continues to administer precise pain relief safely for the next 72 hours. The health visitors know exactly when the DANBY m60 completes the delivery and so can time their visits accordingly to provide care and recover the DANBY m60 for return to the hospital.
The DANBY m60 Human-Powered Syringe Driver makes hip replacements a medical practicality and an economic reality.
Instead of 2 or 3 days in hospital following the traditional opiate-based general anaesthetic, the low-cost DANBY m60 syringe driver administers local anaesthetics to the surgery site- so patient mobility is restored only 4 hours after surgery. The patient is able to walk and can be released the same day without the need for overnight care. Hospitals are happy to see the DANBY accompany the patient home where it continues to administer precise pain relief safely for the next 72 hours. The health visitors know exactly when the DANBY m60 completes the delivery and so can time their visits accordingly to provide care and recover the DANBY m60 for return to the hospital.
Oncology
Cytotoxic delivery; smart and safe
The Cytotoxic drugs used in oncology are known to be life-saving for the recipient but amongst the most dangerous formulations for health workers to handle. They are also concentrated and very expensive. The DANBY m60 Human-Powered Syringe Driver device is used to ensure that these drugs reach the bloodstream more efficiently and more safely than ever before.
DANBY is a simple push-syringe device; one that needs no power batteries, yet it is electronically-controlled, so delivery flowrate is accurate and profile managed with convenient pre-set programs, with predictable completion times for planned removal and return. Within the device, the DANBY m60 delivers a combined sequence of pre-flush, followed by the cytotoxic drug, then a post-flush, ensuring that all the valuable drug reaches the patient.
Hospital pharmacy preparation of this sequential syringe removes several steps
of medical intervention for hard-pressed staff, also avoiding needle-stick injuries.
The Cytotoxic drugs used in oncology are known to be life-saving for the recipient but amongst the most dangerous formulations for health workers to handle. They are also concentrated and very expensive. The DANBY m60 Human-Powered Syringe Driver device is used to ensure that these drugs reach the bloodstream more efficiently and more safely than ever before.
DANBY is a simple push-syringe device; one that needs no power batteries, yet it is electronically-controlled, so delivery flowrate is accurate and profile managed with convenient pre-set programs, with predictable completion times for planned removal and return. Within the device, the DANBY m60 delivers a combined sequence of pre-flush, followed by the cytotoxic drug, then a post-flush, ensuring that all the valuable drug reaches the patient.
Hospital pharmacy preparation of this sequential syringe removes several steps
of medical intervention for hard-pressed staff, also avoiding needle-stick injuries.
Chronic Conditions
DANBY; power to your elbow
The most uncomfortable part of the bi-weekly infusion routine for many Sickle cell sufferers is not the pin prick, it’s how hard they need to push the syringe and for how long!
Too much pressure and the drug delivery becomes painful, too slow and the sufferer’s fingers will become fatigued.
The DANBY m60 Human-Powered Syringe Driver administers the 30-60 minute infusion silently and without the need to remember to charge or replace batteries beforehand. Light and compact, it can be slipped into its sleeve or a pocket, leaving your hands (and elbows) free to go about your normal activity.
The most uncomfortable part of the bi-weekly infusion routine for many Sickle cell sufferers is not the pin prick, it’s how hard they need to push the syringe and for how long!
Too much pressure and the drug delivery becomes painful, too slow and the sufferer’s fingers will become fatigued.
The DANBY m60 Human-Powered Syringe Driver administers the 30-60 minute infusion silently and without the need to remember to charge or replace batteries beforehand. Light and compact, it can be slipped into its sleeve or a pocket, leaving your hands (and elbows) free to go about your normal activity.
Emergency and Stabilisation
Stable and pain-free repatriation
Troops, peace-keepers, volunteers and even winter sports enthusiasts now populate a repatriation convoy taking emergency cases and injuries from far flung fields to hospitals where they can be best treated economically and closer to home for recovery.
A new type of drug delivery device, the DANBY m60 Human-Powered Syringe Driver accompanies them from field to hospital making them safe and comfortable. Without batteries, the DANBY m60 can be deployed without preparation and continues in use as long as the journey takes. Being a syringe driver, it can be placed on a stretcher or wheelchair making transfer in and out of vehicles and planes easier- especially without the extra medic running behind carrying an IV bag aloft!
Referred to as the ‘Swiss Army’ driver by some for its availability and versatility, the DANBY m60 is being used by paramedics, ambulance crew and repatriation medics alike.
Troops, peace-keepers, volunteers and even winter sports enthusiasts now populate a repatriation convoy taking emergency cases and injuries from far flung fields to hospitals where they can be best treated economically and closer to home for recovery.
A new type of drug delivery device, the DANBY m60 Human-Powered Syringe Driver accompanies them from field to hospital making them safe and comfortable. Without batteries, the DANBY m60 can be deployed without preparation and continues in use as long as the journey takes. Being a syringe driver, it can be placed on a stretcher or wheelchair making transfer in and out of vehicles and planes easier- especially without the extra medic running behind carrying an IV bag aloft!
Referred to as the ‘Swiss Army’ driver by some for its availability and versatility, the DANBY m60 is being used by paramedics, ambulance crew and repatriation medics alike.
Biologics and Slow Injection
Slow, but comfortable injection
The new class of biologics is proving effective in the treatment of ME. Although delivered subcutaneously in only small volumes, the high viscosity of these formulations place them in the 'slow-injection' category; injecting them takes to long and requires fatiguing amounts of force, but the injection doesn't justify setting up a complex volumetric infusion pump either.
The DANBY m60 fits this shorter-term use whilst providing a further benefit.
By adapting its delivery flowrate in response to the pressure it senses, it limits tissue damage and makes the slow injection comfortable.
The new class of biologics is proving effective in the treatment of ME. Although delivered subcutaneously in only small volumes, the high viscosity of these formulations place them in the 'slow-injection' category; injecting them takes to long and requires fatiguing amounts of force, but the injection doesn't justify setting up a complex volumetric infusion pump either.
The DANBY m60 fits this shorter-term use whilst providing a further benefit.
By adapting its delivery flowrate in response to the pressure it senses, it limits tissue damage and makes the slow injection comfortable.
Developing World Applications
DANBY delivers drugs to people other devices can’t reach
In the Northern plains of East Africa, the mobility of the flying clinics allows them to reach the population for critical treatments, but the lack of infrastructure and utilities once they restricts the choice of practical drug delivery methods- and therefore the drugs available to sufferers.
A new device, The DANBY m60, makes ambulatory infusion practical for the first time. Low-cost, without the need for batteries to power the delivery and tolerant of heat and humidity, it is said to do for drug delivery what the wind-up radio did for communication. Medical staff are now more able to prescribe the most effective drugs to treat conditions such as Lupus and sickle-cell and for emergencies cases.
In the Northern plains of East Africa, the mobility of the flying clinics allows them to reach the population for critical treatments, but the lack of infrastructure and utilities once they restricts the choice of practical drug delivery methods- and therefore the drugs available to sufferers.
A new device, The DANBY m60, makes ambulatory infusion practical for the first time. Low-cost, without the need for batteries to power the delivery and tolerant of heat and humidity, it is said to do for drug delivery what the wind-up radio did for communication. Medical staff are now more able to prescribe the most effective drugs to treat conditions such as Lupus and sickle-cell and for emergencies cases.