“This clearance, combined with the flexibility provided by our pumps’ touchscreen interfaces, uniquely positions Tandem as the only insulin pump company with the ability to provide its customers access to new and enhanced features, separate from the typical multi-year warranty hardware replacement cycle,” said Kim Blickenstaff, president and CEO of Tandem Diabetes Care.
“It’s a way to deliver ongoing innovation to our customers faster than the industry has been able to in the past, which is of particular significance as our artificial pancreas efforts accelerate.”
The first use of the Tandem Device Updater will be for deployment of the latest t:slim® Insulin Pump software to in-warranty t:slim Pumps purchased before April 2015.
This updated software began shipping on new t:slim Pumps as of April 2015 and includes a variety of product enhancements for convenience and flexibility.
Future software improvements and enhancements will be implemented through the Tandem Device Updater as they are cleared for commercial distribution.
The Company intends to roll out the Tandem Device Updater first to early t:slim Pump users throughout the summer in a series of test groups, followed by an expanded launch later this year.
Tandem Diabetes Care is a medical device company with an innovative, user-centric and integrated approach to the design, development and commercialization of products for people with diabetes who use insulin.
The Company manufactures and sells the t:slim® Insulin Pump, the slimmest and smallest durable insulin pump currently on the market, the t:flex® Insulin Pump, the first pump designed for people with greater insulin requirements, and the t:slim G4™ Insulin Pump, the first CGM-enabled pump with touch-screen simplicity.
