Continuum for Insulet

Insulet approached Continuum with a groundbreaking concept- a self-contained “on body” insulin pump controlled with a wireless device. This untethered approach helped people to integrate their diabetes management more seamlessly into their lives. 

Insulet needed help adapting their engineering breadboard into a high volume consumer product. My role was to help shape the pod and controller. The design of the pod was driven primarily by the desire to make it as transparent and integrated with the body as possible. Because the architecture was already unconventional, we wanted to make the controller non-medical, and familiar- For that reason the shape looked more like PDA’s and cell phones at the time- pre iphone!  This aspect was recognized by IDEA jurors who said “From a patient’s perspective, this design reduces to the perception of a healthcare product to that of a digital assistant.  Overall, this system is leading the direction of consumer medical products.” --Tor Alden, IDSA, principal, HS Design Inc.

The Omni-pod received an IDEA gold. I still feel very proud knowing that I was part of a team that helped improve many people’s lives in a meaningful way.