Designing devices centered around patients is a goal espoused by nearly all device companies nowadays, as they aim to make products that people want to use and can incorporate into their everyday lives. Underscoring those products is often years of research and some in the industry have begun to think about how a patient’s needs can be incorporated into the R&D process.
This is especially true for companies working to design solutions for people with chronic diseases, according to a panel of diabetes industry members at T1D Exchange’s annual meeting.
“One of the big challenges with the current therapies for treating diabetes, insulin-requiring diabetes, Type I diabetes, is that they’re not designed for sustainable use from the actual real-world user,” said Jeffrey Brewer, president & CEO of Bigfoot Biomedical.
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