The Telinject Blowpipe and VARIO Rifle System

The Telinject Blowpipe and the VARIO Rifle systems and methods of application of substances via remote injection of both domestic and non-domestic animals has proven very effective in Europe where it has been used since 1973. The value of this method has been proven and accepted and it is, without a doubt, an indispensable part of the veterinarian's equipment for immobilizing, tranquilizing, vaccinating and medicating land and sea animals as well as birds.

The Telinject systems appear simple, yet years of research have gone into its development. Telinject provides the ultimate achievable in safe, harmless and effective remote injections.

The darts are lightweight and durable. Even without propulsion from the blowpipe or rifle they are automatic syringes which when place into an animal by hand will inject the intended medication. Many have found that the rapid hand placement of the dart into an animal affords the ability to sedate, kill pain, medicate and allow harmless handling of sick, injured or aggressive animals. Consider an animal, injured or aggressive, being temporarily restrained with a come-a-long, rope, gloves, etc; automatic, rapid injection can prevent further injury to both the handler and the animal.

Most systems of remote injection propel a projectile along with a simultaneous noise resembling a gun shot. This explosive sound causes animals to run when darted or prior to being darted; herds as well as individual animals become excited. The Telinject blowpipe system is virtually noiseless.

Versatility in the lightweight blowpipe dart allows its use on birds and small animals which are often traumatized by a heavier dart.

Significant reduction in the sensation of injection due to dart impact, a characteristic of the Telinject lightweight syringe dart, allows vaccination of groups of herd animals without causing them to run. This feature also allows easier, less traumatic retrieval of an immobilized or tranquilized animal; many animals are not stimulated to run, become excited, overheated, or exhausted following injection with the Telinject lightweight dart.