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2. Diabetes is the 7 th leading cause of death in America, as per 2010. Diabetic patients must have an strict control of their insulin intake. Insulin pumps offer a reliable solution

3. In 2005-2008, of adults with diabetes aged 40 years or older, 4.2million (28.5%) people had diabetic retinopathy, damage to the small blood vessels in the retina that may result in loss of vision. Current insulin pumps on the market don’t offer solution to visually impaired users. Asante solution and the Research Center for Persons with Disabilities have join forces to work towards finding a solution to the lack of accesible insulin pumps on the market

4. Create an Insulin pump: Able to convert text displayed on screen into speech Lightweight Small Large battery life

5. Asante Add-On Module (Method 1) Pros Pre-Programmed Menus, Buttons, LCD Cons Difficult to Acquire Data Large Housing Next Generation Pump New Design (Method 2) Analog Buttons Vs. Touch Screen Text to Speech Smartphone App? Divided Pump/Controller 3D Printed Housing Pros Free Range of Production No Design Constraints Cons Start From Scratch Ample Programming

6. Design Criteria Importance (0-5)Design Methods Method 1Method 2 Size443 Safety555 Cost345 Weight444 Durability344 Intuitiveness545 Simplicity555 Run-Time555 Functionality545 Production Time 234 Total4145

8. MSP-EXP430F5438 On-Board Dot-Matrix LCD Joystick Audio Output Microphone Compact Small Auxiliary Speaker Power Source 2 - “AA” Batteries 3D Printed Composite Housing No Pump (External Controller)

10. Software – Energia / Code Composer Hitachi Dot Matrix LCD Resolution 138 x 110 Five-Directional Joystick USB – UART Text-to-speech IC Time-Based Analog Signal Chain Audio Input Signal Chain

11. Software functionality and simplicity Power delivered to pump input Usability Test