Scared of getting a shot? Now you may not have to brave the needle. A Los Angeles-based company called PenJet has announced it is ready to introduce to pharmaceutical companies a new needle-The military has used injectors for mass inoculations for some time. The PenJet system is for individual inoculations, a modern substitute for the needle long used by physicians and nurses.

The company said patients experience minimal sensation and no noise when the injection is given using pressure. It is pre-filled by pharmaceutical companies and shipped with the drug dose ready to inject. Compared with prior jet injectors, which can be expensive, noisy and awkward to fill, the small PenJet is easy to store, carry and use, the company said.