Hazardous medical device

[rain0021rain]

I would have thought the use of such a device is dangerous and have asked TGA whether they have any jurisdiction on its sale.

https://litfl.com/venom-extraction-kits-seriously-just-dont/
https://www.snakebitefoundation.org/blog/2019/1/20/the-truth-about-commercial-snakebite-kits-and-ven... https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0005079

Find it hard to report this device to Ebay as it doesn't seem to fit with the menu selections. Will have to try when the chat line is open.  In the meantime I have informed the sellers (of which there are several) of such devices to rethink whether they should continue to sell to sell these. 

[padi*0409]

I wouldn't mind betting that these are from Chinese registered sellers (look at their feedback for details). As such eBay Australia will do nothing about the listings, and neither will the TGA I suspect.

[katistrophik]

It is not a venom extraction kit, it is a snake bite kit.

From China, yes, but nothing dangerous about it at all - no needles, just a suction device for the bite site

and pressure bandage and alcohol wipes.

[rain0021rain]

Did you not read the attached articles?

It is dangerous as it is an impediment to effective and life saving first aid.

[gutterpunkz05]

So what did TGA say...........

[gutterpunkz05]

The actual device itself seems  rather innocuous,  plenty of suction devices out there.   There are even similar devices available on a much larger scale, that must be suitable for bites from snakes the size of elephants.