This medical device is intended to enable continuous subcutaneus insulin infusion (CSII) by replaying the function of the pancreas. It is possible to connect a glucose sensor to the device allowing continuous blood glucose monitoring (CGM). This device is used by patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes as an alternative insulin treatment to multi-injection insulin administration. Not considering the glucose sensor, the insulin pump (Omnipod) consists in a pod with a needle that delivers insulin and a pdm (personal diabetes manager) which delivers insulin in a programmed wireless way. Insulin is administered both continuously (basal insulin) and at mealtimes, when blood glucose rises quickly (bolus insulin).

Medical tags
- Clinical need
- Non-surgical therapy / Administration of drugs
- Area
- Public health
- Technology
- Mobile-based technology
- Project keywords
- Diabetes, Continuus Subcutaneus Insulin Infusion (CSII), Continuus Glucose Monitoring (CGM), Insulin
- Device classification
- IIb