Name

• ACCU-CHEK® Rapid-D (Roche Diagnostics)
• contact™ (Unomedical)

Features

• Needle inserts straight in
• Can be used by almost anyone, including people with very little body fat
• ACCU-CHEK® Rapid-D has 4" pigtail disconnect
• For people with Teflon alergies
• 24", 31", and 43" tubing
• 6mm, 8mm, or 10mm needle

Advantages

• Very easy insertion technique (straight in)
• Needle cannot kink like Teflon tubing can

Disadvantages

• Needle remains under skin instead of Teflon cannula
• Straight insertion dislodges more easily than angled insertion
• No clear window to view the point of insertion
• Does not disconnect at site; 4" tubing tail left hanging in ACCU-CHEK® Rapid-D version

Links

• ACCU-CHEK® Rapid-D at the Roche Diagnostics web site
• contact™ at the Unomedical web site

Side view of contact™ showing the needle which remains under the skin.