us food and drug administration Archives

FDA green lights an insulin delivery app for the first time

02/24/202202/23/2022 L. Green

The Food and Drug Administration has cleared a smartphone application for the t:slim X2 pump. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now cleared the first insulin delivery app for smartphones. The application is from Tandem Diabetes Care for programming the company’s t:slim X2 pump. This represents the first time the FDA has approved either an iOS or Android application for this purpose. This represents the first time a smartphone insulin delivery app on either iOS or Android has received FDA approval, said Tandem Diabetes Care in a recent…

Augmented reality used to grant sight to the blind

02/21/201302/20/2013 Jorge Gonzalez

Augmented reality could cure blindness Combining technology with biology has been restricted to the realm of science-fiction for years. Commonly known as bionics, this concept is feasible despite the fact that it is a very common element in movies, books, and other forms of entertainment. As technology has become more advanced, bionics are quickly becoming more feasible. Recently, researchers in the realm of bionics have begun to focus on augmented reality, suggesting that this technology could be the key to unlocking a new generation of prosthesis for humans. Device used…