Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices (HMD) has launched the Dispovan insulin pen needle to provide better comfort for people with diabetes. The product was unveiled a the 4th Medical Expo Indore 2018. The new pen needle is precision engineered, yet affordable sterile single use, which can be universally fitted on all international brands of insulin pens.
With features like, ergonomic shape for improved skin contact and grip, extra thin wall, multi-bevel, tapered point, Dispovan insulin pen needle is designed and manufactured by HMD at its first made in India initiative in Faridabad-Ballabgarh plant. The new plant is spread over 5.5 acres has capacity to initially produce over 100 million units per annum of ‘Dispovan Insulin Pen Needle’ to meet the rising export and domestic demand.
Every needle point is checked online by a Digital Vision Camera System for defects like blunt needle point which can be potentially painful and are rejected automatically on line. The proprietary dry silicon coating makes the needle surface slippery to ensure comfortable injection, stated Rajiv Nath, jt. managing director of Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices
Dispovan insulin pen needle manufactured in at our facility will end India’s import dependency. Patients will now be able to access an affordable quality product, which they need not reuse because it is expensive. We have received excellent feedback and clinical acceptance from the end users of a comfortable injection and glad that our investments in high end technology are giving us a competitive edge.
“With the launch of Dispovan insulin pen needle, we will contribute towards our ongoing commitment of making healthcare affordable for common people in India, stated ” said Pardeep Sareen, chief general manager-marketing, HMD.
The has needle gauge option of 31G & 32G with needle length of 5mm & 4mm respectively and comes in purple and green colour shade to enable visual recognition of needle size.
Dispovan pen needle is economical to patient by at least 15 %, as compared to imported pen needles. Unlike prices of imports that are volatile and linked to ever changing exchange rates and steady devaluation of Indian rupee that makes imports expensive, the made in India product has relatively stable pricing, stated the company.