Editing Autoinjector (section)

== Variants ==
[[File:Auvi-Q Injection.webm|thumb|An injection of Auvi-Q autoinjector]]

Another design has a shape and size of a [[smartphone]] which can be put into a pocket. This design also has a retractable needle and automated voice instructions to assist the users on how to correctly use the autoinjector. The "Auvi-Q" epinephrine autoinjector uses this design.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thomas|first1=Katie|title=Brothers Develop New Device to Halt Allergy Attacks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/business/auvi-q-challenges-epipen-with-a-new-shape-and-size.html|access-date=6 March 2017|work=New York Times|date=1 February 2013}}</ref>

A newer variant of the autoinjector is the gas [[Jet injector|jet autoinjector]], which contains a cylinder of pressurized gas and propels a fine jet of liquid through the skin without using a needle. This has the advantage that patients who fear needles are more accepting of using these devices. The autoinjector can be reloaded, and various doses or different drugs can be used, although the only widespread application to date has been for the administration of [[insulin]] in the treatment of [[diabetes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mendosa.com/injector.htm |title=1 |publisher=Mendosa.com |date=2001-01-16 |access-date=2010-07-07}}</ref><ref>[http://www.diabetes.org/uedocuments/rg05injectors.pdf 2] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070411053514/http://www.diabetes.org/uedocuments/rg05injectors.pdf |date=April 11, 2007 }}</ref>