DuoPod
Peoplewithdiabeteshavetodealwithabigamountofnon-recyclablemedicaltrash.Teststrips,pumpsetchange,CGMsensorswitch,discardedpenneedlesandsyringesareadailyissueofalldiabe5cs,makingtheirneedsverynocivetotheenvironment.Thetubing-freeinsulinpumpsareveryuserfriendlybutalsoexpensiveandunfriendlytotheenvironmentbecauseofthetodiscardthewholewearableunit,withalltheplas5candmechanisminit.Plas5cdiscardablepartPermanentelectronicpart
TheDuoPod
isaminimumwastedevicethatcombinesaCGMandainsulinpump,dividedintwoparts:
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Apermanentonethathasalltheelectronicpartsofthemeterandpumpaswellasthemechanismtopresstheinsulincontainerinthediscardablepart.
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Adiscardablepartthatonlycontainstheinsulincontainer,CGMsensorswitchandthepumpsandCGMscanulas.