Insulet gets FDA OK on smaller insulin pump

[Northerner]

Bedford-based Insulet Corp. (Nasdaq: PODD) has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new insulin pump that?s smaller and lighter than its current product.
The new OmniPod insulin pump is more than one-third smaller and one-quarter lighter than the original model, which was introduced in 2005, according to the company. Insulet expects the first shipments of the new device to come to the U.S. around March, and plans to convert current users of the device to the new one.

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bioflash/2012/12/insulet-gets-fda-ok-on-smaller-insulin.html

 

[trophywench]

I've never been enturely sure how the Omnipod works, presumably you have to fill the reservoir in the pod every time you change the cannula, and then sling it when you change the cannula? surely having to chuck the whole thing away every 2 days is gonna be a bit expensive?