There’s probably no more efficient way to draw blood painlessly than what nature’s leech can already do. However, USADA has developed a new technology that mimics this creatures abilities. The drug testing leech is here, and ready to be put in the field for UFC fighter drug screening.
It’s a shocking new development, one that once improved upon further might be able to be permanently fixed to an athlete and remotely activated from anywhere with a wifi connection.
The present version will still need a USADA rep present, but the tech is real. In fact, it was just introduced by UFC and USADA executive Jeff Novitzky as the future of drug testing.
This device promises a more cost effective approach, without the need of medical experts to draw blood.This means the organization can test more fighters, more often, and for a fraction of the present cost.
They’re calling it the leech, and it’s not because that’s just a clever name.
Taking to Joe Rogan’s podcast, he stated,
“So with this leeching device, it’s got 30 micro-needles in it the size of about an eyelash,” said Novitzky as transcribed by MMAImports.com. “You put it up on your arm, you hit this button and painlessly the micro-needles reach into the capillaries, so jut the blood at the top of the skin, and draws out a small amount of blood.”
Here’s the full replay, showing Novitzky demonstrate and explain the new device in detail. It’s worth the watch.
Is this the wave of the future?
