Aaron Ismach (1920 in
Brooklyn
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- 2007) was an American scientist and inventor, who made a significative contribution to
smallpox eradication by inventing the
subcutaneous Subcutaneous may refer to:
* Subcutaneous injection
* Subcutaneous tissue
The subcutaneous tissue (), also called the hypodermis, hypoderm (), subcutis, superficial fascia, is the lowermost layer of the integumentary system in vertebrates. The ...
jet injector.
Biography
Born in Brooklyn, he earned a bachelor's degree in
chemical engineering from the
College of the City of New York in 1943, then a master's degree from the
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1953 and a MEE from the
New York University in 1956.
In the early 1960, Ismach developed a jet injector with an hydraulic pump operated by a foot pedal, known as the Ped-O-Jet.
In 1964, Aaron Ismach invented an intradermal nozzle for the injector, which allowed delivery of the smallpox vaccines. He was awarded the
Exceptional Civilian Service Award for his invention. During the 1967
World Health Organization's campaign of eradication of Smallpox, his device capable to vaccinate up to 1000 people an hour, was used for the
mass vaccination
Mass vaccination is a public policy effort to vaccinate a large number of people, possibly the entire population of the world or of a country or region, within a short period of time. This policy may be directed during a pandemic, when there is a ...
campaign, being particularly useful on the African continent.
[Treknology: The Science of Star Trek from Tricorders to Warp Drive
Ethan Siegel
Voyageur Press, 15 Oct 2017
page 200]
References
American inventors
Jewish American scientists
Vaccinologists
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