Re: [IP] spirit pump
I may wait a little, but I don't like the cartridge capacity of my ping and
will probably get a new pump if I can find one I like. The Tandem looks cool,
but there's a reason they haven't commercialized it yet. There's more to selling
a pump than just getting the FDA clearance. They need a business plan to go up
against Medtronic and J&J; they need to set up a sales force, fight to get into
endos; get manufacturing set up, and set up help lines and support, etc They
could be shopping it around too, looking for a partner. The insulin pump
business is a tight tight tight market. They're not going to do it if they can't
make money. I may dig into the financials a little bit more but, again, there's
a reason they haven't commercialized it yet in the US.
On Mar 10, 2012, at 7:55 PM, Jan Chait wrote:
> There is no reason to get a new pump just because you can. If you're not in
> love with anything available now, and one you want is coming along, it's
> worth the wait not to settle for something.
>
> Jan and Elvis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: email @ redacted
> [mailto:email @ redacted] On Behalf Of Buster Q
> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 5:54 PM
> To: email @ redacted
> Subject: Re: [IP] spirit pump
>
> Not broken, but going off warranty and insurance will cover a new one and
> the
> 200 unit cartridge on the Ping is driving me nuts so I want to replace.
>
> Thanks for the info. I'm checking out the Tandem now.
>
>
> On Mar 10, 2012, at 4:39 PM, Jan Chait wrote:
>
>> Buster, is your pump broken? Have you heard of the Tandem t:slim? Go to
>> www.tandemdiabetes.com and check it out. It's been approved for marketing
> by
>> the FDA and should be available for sale any time now. It's waterproof,
>> holds 300 units and (I think) totally awesome. I've played with one and
> will
>> replace my Cozmo with it when it's available.
>>
>> Jan and Elvis
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: email @ redacted
>> [mailto:email @ redacted] On Behalf Of Buster Q
>> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 4:20 PM
>> To: email @ redacted
>> Subject: [IP] spirit pump
>>
>> Time for a new pump.
>>
>> Best one I ever had was my Cosmo, but we all know that's not an option.
>>
>> I don't like my current ping -- the cartridge is too small
>> I'm not going with the pod because of steamroom and sauna issues, and I
>> already
>> wear a cgm on my arm.
>> The Medtronic incompatibility with Luer lock sets turns me off
>>
>> So what's wrong with the Roche pump? Anyone have one and have strong
>> feelings
>> one way or another?
>> Can you use it without the separate handheld? I have a Ping now and have
>> never
>> even opened that separate controller. I don't need another device to carry
>> around. Can you control and set the Spirit just using buttons on the pump
>> itself?
>>
>> Buster in MD
>> .
> .
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