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SAFERamp is a new ampoule packaging device that quickly and safely opens a filled
ampoule and automatically labels the syringe drawing up the drug, avoiding drug ad-
ministration errors. SAFERamp provides an opportunity for ampoule manufacturers
to add value to the traditionally high-volume but low-margin sealed ampoule market.
Dr Maher Khaled
maher.khaled@enterprise.cam.ac.uk
+44 (0)1223 760339
Cambridge Enterprise Limited, University of Cambridge
Hauser Forum, 3 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0GT, UK
www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk
Background Figure 1: SAFERamp
Over 10 000 drug administration errors are re-
Label
ported every year in the UK alone, with thousands
more errors potentially going unreported. These
errors can result in severe patient harm and in
some cases even death (e.g. 25 deaths reported
in 2006 in the UK). Drug administration errors are Aspirator: Label ring:
This part opens This part transfers to
also associated with significant costs to health the ampoule and the syringe automati-
care providers, in terms of extra bed days, admini- inserts a nozzle cally upon opening
stration costs and potential litigation. into the open top the ampoule
Syringe mislabelling is a common cause of drug
administration error, especially in the stressful en-
vironment of operating theatres.
The SAFERamp Solution Sealed ampoule
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How to use SAFERampTM
Step 1—Insert syringe Step 4—Aspirate medication
www.enterprise.cam.ak/SAFERamp
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