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Accu-Chek Products » Insulin Pumps » Accu-Chek Spirit

At a glance

Operating menus:

Program the insulin pump according to your level of experience and requirements

  • Standard Menu for beginners
  • Advanced Menu with all functions for "experts"
  • Custom Menu to set your pump according to your individual needs

Bolus:

  • Tactile buttons provide for easy and safe bolusing through clothes
  • Four bolus variations (quick and scroll standard, extended and multiwave)
  • Fast, safe and silent delivery (5 seconds per unit)

Basal rate profiles:

  • 24 hourly variable basal rates
  • Copying function for fast programming
  • Insulin delivery every three minutes
  • Choice of 5 basal rate profiles
  • Smallest basal rate of 0.1 U/hour
  • Small basal delivery increment may be set at 0.1 to 10.5 U/h
  • Temporary increase or decrease in 10 % increments of the basal rate profile from 0-200% selectable for a variable duration of up to 24 hours in 15 minute increments without changing basal rate profile

Easy to operate:

  • Menu controls accessed with four tactile keys
  • Backlight display at the touch of a button

Innovative safety system:

  • Dual microprocessor concept with > 9 million safety checks/day
  • Text, acoustic and vibration alarms
  • All alarms are clear and explained on the display
  • Optional integrated Key Lock - to guard from accidental button pressing

Insulin cartridges:

  • Large 3.15 ml cartridge means more time between cartridge change
  • Remaining insulin displayed with the touch of a button

Size and weight:

  • 8.1 x 5.5 x 2.0 cm
  • Approx. 100 grams

Casing:

  • Robust design with rubber base and rounded edges
  • Watertight according to IPX 8 [8 feet (2.5 m) for 1 hour

Large data storage capacity:

  • Record of last 30 boluses, 30 alarms, 30 temporary basal rates and 30 daily insulin totals can be recalled directly on the Accu-Chek Spirit
  • Access up to 4,500 values stored in memory with the Accu-Chek Pump Configuration Software

Software*:

  • Accu-Chek Pump Configuration Software for programming pump and displaying data via PC
  • Accu-Chek Pocket Compass v3.0 software to link blood glucose and insulin delivery to a handheld device

Lots of extras:

  • Language selection option for up to 12 different languages
  • Customisable time and date format
  • Alarm clock
  • Fast infusion set priming
  • Integrated telescopic piston rod

*Pending approval and availability


Last modified: 15/08/2008