Meet Slimshot®
We developed a compact syringe that lowers shipping cost, storage cost, and reduces the environmental impact of single use syringes.
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Meet our Flagship Product:
Slimshot® Syringe
Efficient
Our patent pending design saves up to 40% in packaging volume compared to existing solutions.
Equivalent
Slimshot® uses an equivalent amount of plastic with the same material.
Compatible
Drop in solution compatible with existing syringe bodies and rubber stoppers on the market.
Problem
Around the world, pre-filled syringes continue to grow in demand due to their convenience, safety benefits, sterility, and ease of use. However, the current standard design of prefilled syringes wastes significant space, resources, effort, and money in the sterilization, shipping, and storing processes.
This means that the improved technology is expensive and inaccessible in many low-resource and rural settings. The alternative to prefilled syringes is drawing up solutions from vials and ampules, which can lead to cross-contamination, accidental needle sticks, wasted medication, wasted supplies, delayed medication administration, and/or inaccurate dosing.
Solution
For public health and healthcare workers who use pre-filled syringes, we have invented a shorter syringe that reduces the packaging volume by 40% when compared to current prefilled syringe options. Standard prefilled syringes come with the plunger fully extended to accommodate the dose of medication.
Our design achieves a smaller packaging footprint by storing the plunger on the side of the device when in transit. To use the syringe, the clinician removes the plunger from the side of the device and installs the plunger into the syringe body using a patent pending locking mechanism.
Awards & Recognition
Celebrating our achievements in innovation and entrepreneurship
Ingenuity Award Winner
Harvard President's Innovation Challenge
2nd Place & People's Choice Award
Dartmouth Entrepreneurs Forum
First Place & Best Business Plan
UMass Lowell's Clean Green Challenge
CILT 2023 Awards Finalist
Freight Transport
Space is Money
Why Pacto Medical?
At Pacto Medical, we're revolutionizing medical supply chains through innovative design that makes life-saving medications more accessible and affordable.
- Economic Savings
- In medical logistics and supply chain operations, space is at a premium. Our design lowers shipping costs, minimizes storage costs, and reduces sterilization costs.
- Environmental Impact
- Due to the smaller packaging footprint, a successful solution reduces the carbon footprint of shipping and storing these prefilled syringes.
- Health Equity
- By reducing these costs and logistical requirements, prefilled syringes could be more affordable and accessible for those living at the end of long supply chains.
- Mass Manufacturing Ready
- Our Slimshot® plunger rod is compatible with current state manufacturing, sterilizing, and packaging processes.
What Experts Say
“The product’s design aligns with the issues I’ve encountered repeatedly in humanitarian operations.”
“I am inspired by Pacto Medical's pre-filled syringe technology not only because of its positive impact on patient care but also by how it will greatly support healthcare workers nationally and globally.”
“What truly resonates with me is the team's genuine intention to make a positive impact on society”
