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MARYLAND:COLLEGE PARK
The Flexy Pump
MUNAF M. KACHWALA
ABHISHEK KUMAR
JULIEN AZIMZADEH
Diabetes Mine Challenge 2009
SARAH MANZOOR
Problem
People dealing with Type-I Diabetes or even Type-II Diabetes have the option of using
an insulin pump to provide themselves with the correct amount of insulin throughout
the day. The insulin pump technology has been refined for functionality to deliver a
precise amount of insulin into the patient’s body. However, the aesthetics and ergo-
nomics of the pump have been without improvement. Even with the innovation of
smaller insulin pumps, the pump still feels like an obtrusive piece of machinery not
natural to the body. Patients have to think about the pump when doing simple tasks like
changing clothes or playing sports. These patients have to learn how to live their lives
without a constant reminder in the back of their minds about the pump.
Special points of interest: But what if they did not have to?
• Ergonomically Designed