Onpharma Releases Sleek New All-Metal Onset Mixing Pen

Posted: February 29, 2012
Onpharma Releases Sleek New All-Metal Onset® Mixing Pen

Los Gatos, February 23, 2012 -- Onpharma Inc. has announced today that it has released its
improved, nickel-plated aluminum Onset Mixing Pen. With a sleek look and feel, the Onset
Mixing Pen now delivers increased durability and a design that integrates seamlessly with the
other instruments in the dental operatory.
The Onset Mixing Pen is a high-precision compounding and dispensing device used to mix two
solutions together. The Onset Mixing Pen can be used with Onpharma products to simply and
precisely mix Sodium Bicarbonate solution into 1.8 mL cartridges of lidocaine with epinephrine.
By adding sodium bicarbonate, the pH of the anesthetic is buffered from a pH similar to lemon
juice toward physiologic pH, which hastens anesthetic onset time and reduces injection pain.
In addition to the Mixing Pen’s new nickel-plated aluminum body, Onpharma has made several
design improvements to the Mixing Pen. These include elongated windows that allow clinicians
to better gauge the volume of sodium bicarbonate available for use after buffering several
anesthetic cartridges, and re-configured stability wings to enhance ergonomics and handling.
“The development of the newly designed metal pen is an example of Onpharma’s design team
communicating directly with customers and staying in touch with the practitioner’s’ experiences,
needs, and preferences,” said Mic Falkel DDS, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of
Onpharma. “Dentists and practice team members will love this new design.”
To date, dental professionals have buffered over a quarter million anesthetic injections using
Onset.
“Our buffering technology makes local anesthetic better by hastening onset time and reducing
injection pain,” said Matt Stepovich Onpharma’s CEO and Co-founder. “We are pleased to
improve our products so that buffered anesthetic is more convenient for the dental practitioner
and more available to dental patients.”

About Onpharma Inc.
Onpharma Inc. is a privately held company located in Los Gatos, CA. Its mission is to apply
discovery, science and technology to deliver products that make local anesthetic better. For full
prescribing information and instructions for use for Onpharma products, please visit
www.onpharma.com.
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