Insulet's OmniPod From: Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry - 02/21/2013 Insulet's OmniPod, a wireless insulin pump, was cleared by FDA in December 2012, meaning it will be the first and only tubeless, wireless insulin pump on the market – a landmark for wireless medical devices. The wearable insulin delivery pod communicates wirelessly with the personal diabetes manager. The new OmniPod system features two parts. The first is the pod, which integrates an insulin reservoir, tubing, infusion set, and inserter into a single device. The pod attaches to the body and is usable for three days of basal-bolus insulin therapy – delivering insulin in short bursts after meals and in steady amounts between meals and during periods of rest. It holds 200 units of rapid-acting insulin, which the Insulet says covers the requirements of 95% of Type 1 diabetes patients. The second component is the personal diabetes manager (PDM), which features a built-in glucose monitor and can calculate calories and insulin doses based on a built-in food library. It also has a improved wireless range of 5 ft (up from 2ft in the previous model) allowing it to communicate with the pod via a proprietary sub-1 GHz wireless radiofrequency (RF) technology. Read the entire article at: http://www.mddionline.com/article/freescale-evolves-insulets-omnipod Links: Other articles about the products can be found at: http://www.mddionline.com/search/apachesolr_search/omnipod Insulet http://www.myomnipod.com/