Development of a Low-Cost Insulin Infusion Pump: Lessons Learned from an Industry Case

摘要

In the last 30 years there have been great advances in technology for diabetes treatment, which facilitated the management of the disease and its complications. Among the advances we can mention the development of insulin infusion pump. However, diabetes treatment using the insulin pump still remains expansive in Brazil, especially because the device and its accessories are imported. The aim of this paper is to report a prototype development of a low-cost insulin infusion pump aimed to benefit Brazilian people suffering with Diabetes Mellitus type 1. The prototype development is a result from a cooperation between Brazilian academy and industry. We comment the development of such a prototype and the lessons learned obtained from it.