clip. it looks like an l-shaped plastic gizmo. how does it work, in the simplest of terms? sure. so, it sticks in the back of the i actually have one here. the clip, looks a little bit like a shepherd s crook, sticks in the very back of the syringe and locks in place and then when you draw up the syringe, it doesn t allow you to draw more than the prescribed dose of medication. go ahead, maria, i didn t mean to cut you off. this particular clip allows someone to draw up 3 1/2 milliliters of fluid, so, every time you draw run the medication, you will get 3 1/2 milliliters of fluid. rebecca, how was this born? where did you see the need? so we work with physicians who are providing care to hiv-positive children in africa. and one of the challenges that they face is making sure that the caregivers provide the correct dosage of antiretroviral
with your choice lawn insect controls, just $8.88. making sure your child gets the right dose of medicine, that s today s big idea. students at an engineering design initiative called beyond traditional borders at rice university, they developed this device that you see on your screen right now. it helps solve dosing problems and will likely save a lot of lives as well. our next guest just won the 2013 $100,000 award for this thing, mit award for global innovation, rice university bioengineering professors maria owe den, rebecca richards cordham, good to have you here. thanks for being here. really excited about this idea. thank you. you speak in stereo, i love it. i love t maria, let me start with you, i know you both invented this dose right syringe