article_snippet.sent: But for those terrified of needles, a team of scientists at Rice University in Houston, may have the answer.
article_snippet.sent: those terrified of needles, a team of scientists at Rice University in Houston have developed a new device, Comfortably Numb, to ease the pain of an injection.
article_snippet.sent: those terrified of needles, a team of scientists at Rice University in Houston invention numbs the skin prior to the jab by producing a rapid chemical reaction to cool the patient's skin.
article_snippet.sent: Comfortably Numb is a new, single-use device that eases the pain of an injection by producing a rapid chemical reaction to cool the patient's skin within 60 seconds .
article_snippet.sent: Current solutions are either ineffective because Current solutions fail to numb the skin adequately, or take too long, the researchers said.
article_snippet.sent: the researchers noted that a commonly used medicated topical patch takes about an hour to work, whereas the researchers new device 'works on the order of seconds and minutes', Andy Zhang said. '
article_snippet.sent: We looked into all sorts of methods for numbing, both quick and long-term, chemicals, using ice packs - which is similar to what We're using now,' Andy Zhang said.
article_snippet.sent: The skin can then be numbed by contacting the device's metal surface to the patient's skin.
article_snippet.sent: Within 60 seconds the patient's skin is numb and they can have an injection without experiencing pain. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Comfortably Numb is a single-use 3D printed device that numbs the skin .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Produces a rapid chemical reaction to cool the patient's skin in 60 seconds .
  