Table 8.
Technical characteristics of insulin pen caps.
| Smart insulin pen cap (year of introduction) | Company | Insulin producing company/insulin compatibilities | Mobile app/company | Bluetooth/USB | Special characteristics | Battery lifetime | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timesulin® (2010) (141) | Bigfoot Biomedical | Eli Lilly | KwikPen® | No | Yes/no | Records the time since the last injection | 1 year | |
| Novo Nordisk | FlexPen® | |||||||
| FlexTouch® | ||||||||
| Sanofi-Aventis | SoloSTAR® | |||||||
| Dukada® Trio (2012) (140) | Dukada® | Novo Nordisk | FlexPen® | No | No/no | Flexible grip features, a light above the needle | 6–8 months, replaceable | |
| Sanofi-Aventis | SoloSTAR® | |||||||
| GoCap (2013) (136) | Common Sensing | Sanofi-Aventis | SoloSTAR® | Yes/Apple, Android | Yes/yes | Shows the quantity of insulin in the pen, time and type of insulin injection displays in app | 10 -days, rechargeable with micro-USB cable | |
| Novo Nordisk | FlexPen® | |||||||
| Eli Lilly | KwikPen® | |||||||
| Insulclock® (2019) (137) |
Insulcloud | Sanofi-Aventis | SoloSTAR® | Yes/Apple, Android | Yes/No | Indicates the time, type, and amount of insulin administrated. App remained about food/glucose input, temperature fluctuations | Rechargeable with micro-USB cable | |