Publication/Creation Date

February 11 2019

Creators/Contributors

Sam Draper (creator)
Robert Langer (contributor)
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (contributor)
Koch Institute For Integrative Cancer Research (contributor)
Novo Nordisk (contributor)
Giovanni Traverso (contributor)
Alex Abramson (contributor)
Harvard Medical School (contributor)
Brigham And Women's Hospital (contributor)

Description

A team of researchers from MIT, Harvard, and Novo Nordisk have developed a new drug capsule that could orally deliver insulin to the stomach, possibly becoming an alternative for injections that people with type 1 diabetes have to administer to themselves every day. The pill contains a needle made of compressed insulin that will inject the user once it enters the stomach.

Location on Body

Digestive Tract, Stomach

Augments

Living, Treating, Managing

Technology Keywords

Smart Pills, Self-Orienting Millimeter-scale Applicator (SOMA)

Keywords

Diabetes, Healthcare, Insulin, Medication, Medical

Source

https://www.wearable-technologies.com/2019/02/new-smart-pill-releases-insulin-in-the-stomach-could-replace-injections-for-people-with-type-1-diabetes/