Safety Needles

SAN®-DV

Automatic Safety Needle for Vials

The SAN®-DV is a single-use, safety device that simplifies vial-based drug preparation and administration by combining a vial adaptor with DALIMED’s automatic safety needle, SAN®-LZ.

Traditional vial preparation requires multiple components and handling steps: components that include a draw‑up needle and separate injection needle, and handling steps that include manual needle replacement, diluent transfer, and drug reconstitution. SAN®-DV simplifies the injection process, enabling complete vial-based drug preparation, including diluent transfer, reconstitution, drug withdrawal, and administration, all with a single safety system.

The automatic safety needle keeps the needle hidden at every stage of the injection and automatically shields it after use, helping to reduce needle anxiety, lower needlestick risk, and make disposal safer and simpler.

Before / After

SAN-DV enables drug preparation, withdrawal, and administration in one single safety system that simplifies the entire process.

Before injection
After injection
After injection

Key Features & Benefits

For Patients, Caregivers & Healthcare Professionals

Simplifies Vial-Based Preparation By adding the vial adaptor with the injection needle to a single kit, the SAN-DV eliminates the need to manually swap a contaminated draw-up needle for an injection needle. This simplifies preparation, significantly reduces handling steps, and makes the process a good fit for both busy clinical environments and home-care settings.

Automatic Needle Insertion Pressing the device against the skin triggers automatic needle insertion to the correct depth. An audible click confirms successful insertion — reducing technical errors and increasing user independence.

Passive Automatic Sharps Protection After the dose is delivered, the safety needle is automatically shielded and locked, protecting patients and users from accidental needlestick injuries and enabling safe, simple disposal.

Hidden Needle Before and After Injection The integrated safety needle fully stays hidden, helping patients and users feel calmer, reducing needle anxiety, and making self-injection more comfortable.

Safer Drug Preparation The vial adaptor provides needle-free vial access (with a plastic spike) throughout drug preparation: diluent transfer, reconstitution, mixing, and withdrawal, minimizing sharps exposure at the preparation stage.

For Pharmaceutical Companies Simplifies the Delivery System

Easier Administration The SAN-DV replaces a multi-component procedure (separate adaptor, draw-up needle, and injection needle) with a single simplified kit that reduces the number of components that need to be handled and disposed of.

Supports Better Acceptance and Adherence By simplifying the workflow and reducing exposure to needles, SAN DV helps make vial based injections feel less intimidating, supporting better treatment acceptance and adherence, especially in home care and self administration settings.

Broad Formulation Compatibility The integrated vial adaptor supports the complete preparation workflow for a wide range of vial-based therapies, seamlessly handling both lyophilized (powder) and liquid drug presentations without requiring additional components.

How to Use

Key steps highlight - please refer to specific instructions for use.
01
Connect Vial
Connect the SAN® DV vial adaptor to the drug vial.
02
Attach Syringe
Attach a standard Luer lock syringe to the opposite side of the vial adaptor.
03
Prepare the Drug
Transfer the diluent, reconstitute and mix the drug in the vial, then withdraw the required dose into the syringe.
04
Remove Vial & Attach SAN-L Needle
Remove the drug vial from the vial adaptor and connect the filled syringe to the SAN L automatic safety needle.
05
Insert Needle
Push the SAN®-L needle unit against the skin until there is an audible click
06
Inject & Discard
Press the syringe plunger to manually inject the drug. Remove the device from the skin and discard it in a sharps container.

Technical Specifications

Description Details
Primary container Luer-lock syringe + 13 mm vial
Injection route Subcutaneous (SC)
Needle size 29G ETW x 7mm
Materials High-quality medical-grade materials
Sterility & packaging Supplied sterile for single use; sterilized with ethylene oxide (EO); individually packaged
Viscosity Compatible with a wide range of formulation viscosities
Customization options Needle gauge & length, SAN-Light based features, branding – logo, colors, labeling

Customize Options

Tailored to your therapy, formulation, and device requirements.
Our team will customize your product to ensure complete compatibility, functionality, and usability.

Category Customizable Options
Vial format 20mm vial neck Vial format 20mm vial neck
Injection route Intramuscular (configuration dependent)
Needle configuration Needle configuration Needle gauge and length options, with optional bevel and wall thickness variations to support different therapies and drug viscosities, SAN-Light based features
Ergonomics Ergonomics Customizable housing shape and grip features to support user operation
Branding & packaging Custom color-coding, logo placement, and partner-specific branding

 

*This product is under development

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    DALIMED has been developing drug delivery devices from concept to commercialization since 2003, serving pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

    Our injectable solutions are designed to improve patient compliance with biologic, biosimilar, and generic therapies, offering greater ease, comfort, and enabling simple self-administration. With expertise across the full product lifecycle, 
we provide both market-ready devices and customizable solutions tailored to specific needs-covering everything from design and development to verification, validation, and compliance with all relevant standards and regulations.