title: Compatibility testing of two types of pen needles with a range of injection pens for diabetes medication.
abstract: Compatibility of two types of needles with a variety of durable and prefilled injection pens for diabetes medication was tested by attaching the needles according to ISO 11608-2 and verifying penetration into the cartridge using air shots and two-dimensional X-rays. NovoFine* and NovoFine Autocover† attached correctly to 20 and 19 out of 21 pen types, respectively. Neither needle type attached to Diapen 3.1/3.2, while NovoFine Autocover attached to most, but not all of OptiSet pens.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buus
authors.forename: Søren Kruse
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lilleøre
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Larsen
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007267:Injections; D007277:Injections, Jet / Q000295:instrumentation; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods; D009339:Needles / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013594:Syringes / Q000592:standards; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents