Development of jet injection and its application to intralesional therapy in dermatology.

Intralesional treatment of alopecia areata with triamcinolone acetonide by jet injector

“…With the development of jet injection apparatuses, more widespread use of local steroid injections could be undertaken. Moynahan & Bowyer (1965) and Verbov & Abell (1970) reported initial results of such techniques in a number of conditions, including alopecia areata. This report gives details of treatment and results in a large series of alopecia areata cases, MATERIAL AND METHOD Eighty-four patients with alopecia areata, varying in degree from a single lesion to the universal form of the disease, were treated by intradermal injections of triameinolonc acetonide (TA) at a concentration of 5 mg/ml, using the 'Porto Jet' needleless injector, as described by Verbov & Abell (1970).…”

New Way to Deliver Fluids: Endoscopic Jet Injection Into the Beagle Prostate

“…15,17 However, there is 1 report of damage of the temporalis artery by jet injection. 18 Jet injection must be sterile. In this series all instrument parts that had contact with ejected fluid were sterilized.…”

Accidental eyeball perforation by Dermojet syringe

“…Since Dermojet was first introduced in 1965, 2 it has been used for immunisations, dermatological therapy and dentistry, because of its convenience, painlessness, and safety. However, intralesional steroid therapy using Dermojet may have some adverse effects including mild pain, bleeding, tendon rupture, secondary infection, cutaneous atrophy, ulceration, perforation of the cheek, and accidental intraocular injection.…”