A central Queensland invention has won the People's Choice Award on the ABC New Inventorsprogram.
Nurse Glen Riverstone developed a device to remove the tops of glass ampoules which contain medicines.
It was voted the favourite invention of viewers.
Mr Riverstone says the device reduces the risks of medical staff cutting their hands, and he developed the idea while working in the Rockhampton Hospital.
"Any sharps injury in a hands-on industry, especially medical care, is a huge problem for both the staff ... and your patients and you've also got the concern of wasted resources with the medication or drug if [you] cut yourself on it," he said.
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