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submitted 5 months ago by bananafrizz@kbin.run to c/world@lemmy.world

More than 200 people with diabetes have been injured when their insulin pumps shut down unexpectedly due to a problem with a connected mobile app, the US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

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[-] sramder@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

So 214 people let the battery on their (USB Rechargeable) insulin pump die and reported it to the FDA…

Then again Tandem is kind of a shitty company. They based their algorithm in part on data from insulin pumps that had been returned to the manufacture for a software update. Without consent.

Switched from an industry standard luer-lock connector to a proprietary one after purchase. Then required all supply ordering to go through their own sales department and a single manufacturer.

Camped on the design for a small portable pump they patented back in 2012 until there was a viable competitor with innovative technology.

You know what… I think I have a phone call to make :-)

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