More than 200 people with diabetes were injured when their insulin pumps shut down unexpectedly due to a problem with a connected mobile app, the FDA says.
More than 200 people with diabetes have been injured when their insulin pumps shut down unexpectedly due to a problem with a connected mobile app, the US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
My husband's diabetes is much better controlled now that he has a continuous glucose monitor & an insulin pump that talk to each other. This technology is life changing.
Some things do NOT need to be app-connected.
what about like an insulin pump that doesn't have a god damn mobile app attached, is that really too much to ask
I used to work in medical device design. To get FDA approval, they're supposed to demonstrate that their device, if it fails, will do so in a way that doesn't harm the patient. So really, they messed up double in this case.
We're never going to solve this problem by playing whack-a-mole with every "mistake" companies that exert unilateral control over medical devices makes. We need strong transparency and right to repair rules for all such devices
I’m a software “engineer”. I have written code that has been responsible for billions of dollars of transactions, extremely secure data, and zero-downtime. I would never, ever write anything like this. Ever. There are rules you do not break when it comes to tech use, and this is the 1st one.
Maybe phone apps aren't the way to go with life and death type stuff. Just sayin'.
It's sad to see this, but WTH? Mobile apps are some of the most poorly implemented, least tested, and most ineptly maintained things ever put to use. WHY WOULD ANYONE USE A PHONE APP TO MANAGE VITAL LIFE FUNCTIONS? SHAME ON THE FDA! But, really... how utterly ignorant humanity has become. FFS!