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  • Title: FlexTouch: a prefilled insulin pen with a novel injection mechanism with consistent high accuracy at low- (1 U), medium- (40 U), and high- (80 U) dose settings.
    Author: Wielandt JO, Niemeyer M, Hansen MR, Bucher D, Thomsen NB.
    Journal: J Diabetes Sci Technol; 2011 Sep 01; 5(5):1195-9. PubMed ID: 22027317.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: FlexTouch® is the only prefilled insulin pen that utilizes an easy touch button that does not extend at any dose in place of a push-button extension. Rigorous testing has shown that the new FlexTouch pen accurately and consistently delivers insulin doses. METHODS: This study assessed dose accuracy of FlexTouch, KwikPen®, and SoloSTAR®. Dose accuracy for minimum, medium, and maximum doses of each pen type (1, 40, and 80 U for FlexTouch and SoloSTAR and 1, 30, and 60 U for KwikPen) was assessed. RESULTS: FlexTouch delivered all doses consistently, as demonstrated by low standard deviations. FlexTouch showed similar accuracy to KwikPen at 1 U and to SoloSTAR at 40 and 80 U. However, FlexTouch was significantly more accurate at delivering 1 U of insulin than SoloSTAR (p < .0001). CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that FlexTouch, a new prefilled pen, delivers insulin accurately and consistently at low, medium, and high doses. In addition, FlexTouch is currently the only prefilled pen that has a push button that does not extend at any dose, making FlexTouch easier to use than other pens.
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