Animas Launches IR 1250 Insulin Infusion Pump

Insulin pump manufacturer Animas has launched its newest insulin pump, the Animas IR 1250 in the first half of February 2005.

IR 1250 incorporates a food database of up to 500 items, consisting of customized items entered by the patient and/or items chosen by patients from the CalorieKing 3,000 food-item database. The IR 1250's incorporation of a food database reduces patient's guesswork when counting carbohydrates, allowing for more accurate dosing of insulin.

"Many people with diabetes struggle with carbohydrate counting, and either find it very time-consuming or do a less-than-accurate job with it," said Katherine Crothall, Animas' CEO and president. "Having an extensive food database incorporated in our pump is an important step forward in pump therapy."