SIP: Smart Insulin Pump

Abstract:

Diabetes, due to its growing prevalence and heavy medical costs and complications has become one of the major focuses of healthcare professionals in developed countries. The acceleration of diabetes prevalence in developing countries such as Iran is so fast and by absence of health insurances protection, many families are faced with serious problems. Manufacturing an insulin pump, which is the ultimate solution for diabetes in the world, can be very beneficial. There is only one model of insulin pump available in the country with a high price that very few patients can afford its expenses and learn how to use it. The production and localization of these devises can help a significant number of patients to use this vital device and besides enhancing their quality of life, the heavy costs of diabetes complications will be reduced to a great extent. By making use of interaction design strategy, this research is the result of a project which targeted to find the most effective ways for controlling blood sugar and at the same time to pleasant the user experience with improving performance, interaction and aesthetics features based on needs of the Iranian user. Established upon the extensive library and field researches and several evaluations, the design criteria for the best answer to this problem are proposed.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 464)
• Pages: 123-128
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.464.123
• Online since: November 2013
• Authors: Ali Faraji*, Mina Kasiri
• Keywords: Biomedical Device, Diabetes, Industrial Design, Interaction Design, Smart Insulin Pump (SIP)

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