Touchscreen Insulin Pump Offers Sleek Diabetes Control

The Tandem t:slim Touchscreen Insulin delivery system is a 300-unit insulin pump that has the footprint of a credit card and the look of a smart phone. The t:slim pump uses a unique insulin microdelivery technology that provides precision dosing and safety features not found on other pumps; while conventional pumps deliver insulin by applying pressure from behind the full contents of a syringe, the t:slim draws small amounts of insulin from its 300-unit reservoir into the microdelivery chamber before being delivered in increments as fine as 0.001 u/hr, at rates above 0.1 u/hr.

The Tandem t:slim is powered via a lithium polymer battery that charges through a micro-USB port and lasts for up to 7 days. The battery can also be maintained by charging for just 10-15 minutes at a time during daily activities such as showering, driving, or checking email. The device is recharged using a standard micro-USB cable, so that it can recharged anywhere, using a wall socket, a laptop, or even a car’s cigarette lighter.

The integrated micro-USB port also offers high speed transfers when downloading historical data from the device to the t:connect Therapy Management Software, a Mac and PC-compatible web-based software application. The Tandem t:slim Touchscreen is a product of Tandem Diabetes Care (San Diego, CA, USA), and has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

“Since the t:slim Insulin Delivery System received FDA clearance, we have been conducting user evaluations to further demonstrate its performance and reliability, as well as the readiness of our team,” said Kim Blickenstaff, CEO of Tandem Diabetes Care. “t:slim is proving to be to be easy to teach, easy to learn, and easy to use, and our 24/7 Customer Technical Support Team is also finding it easy to support.”

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