Pelikan Technologies , Inc. Information

By addressing the pain and inconvenience associated with current product options, Pelikan aims to develop products that eliminate the major obstacles to consistent glucose monitoring and vigorous diabetes management. The company's current product is the Pelikan Sun(TM) lancing device. In the future the company will add advanced versions of the Pelikan Sun as well as highly sophisticated, next-generation integrated glucose monitors. The Pelikan Sun(TM) lancing device is designed to address the pain and convenience issues associated with lancing while offering novel solutions to the limitations of today's lancing devices. Lancing, an often painful act of piercing the skin in order to obtain a sample of blood for glucose measurement, is required multiple times each day for millions of people with diabetes. Based on Pelikan's "one-step, one-button" approach, this lancing device is the first fully-automated, electronically-controlled, self-contained system that allows a patient to execute the entire lancing process at the touch of a button. The key innovation of the Pelikan Sun device is Smart Lancing, which utilizes extremely precise technology controlled by an intelligent electronic drive mechanism. Working together, these components accurately and precisely drive the lancet at an individually controlled speed to the exact intended depth while minimizing trauma and significantly improving wound healing. Since the product offers 30 accurate depth settings, people of all ages and skin types can reliably find the depth that is right for them. As a result of the system's strict control over every aspect of the lance, blood acquisition is highly successful, pain is nearly eliminated, the healing of the wound channel is considerably improved, callus generation reduced, and most importantly finger sensitivity is retained. The Pelikan Sun lancing device also offers safety and convenience by integrating 50 sterile lancets into one small disposable disk, eliminating the need to handle, load, and unload exposed lancets. ...