Hammer-Plane, Inc.s blood-gas hypodermic sharps containment device (dubbed NeedleTrap) was a technical and user success that essentially eliminated the potential for accidental hypodermic needle sticks a billion dollar problem for the healthcare industry not to mention those whose lives are forever affected by the needle stick. This device did not reach the market in numbers sufficient enough to make a difference largely because the entrenched brands that did not wish to increase their Blood-Gas kit costs by a paltry $0.05 and hospitals did not want to buy it separately. Proves once again that having a better mousetrap and not the connections (distribution) to sell it, tends to be a moot exercise even if the trap does have the potential to save lives!
