Nanopump for Diabetes Patients
Posted on Jun 24, 08 07:51 PM PDT
Being a diabetic is no fun, but thankfully medical advances has made this disease all the more manageable. Debiotech and STMicroelectronics have teamed up to deliver the Nanopump, a device that relies on microfluidic MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) technology to help inject insulin into the patient. It is roughly four times smaller than today's pumps, but can hold up to double the amount of insulin. Each pump actuation will inject 200 nanoliters of drug, offering a reproducibility rate which is better than 2%, placing it very near the physiological delivery of insulin. It is ready for volume manufacturing so expect to see this hit pharmacies sometime in the near future.
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