Anyone interested to exchange insulin-pumps with me?

[lolos]

Dear pumpers,

Is there anyone interested in exchanging my Animas IR1200 with a Cozmo pump?

I just received a new replacement for my Animas IR1200 pump.
Manufactured Date: 2/2008
Color: Blue
Extra: Box, papers, documents, and accessories are included.
* I have two unopened boxes of cartridges, expiration date: 5/2009

The reason of my request is that I am going to get a Cozmo pump very soon and I prefer to have another pump from the same manufacturer as a back up. There is no point of keeping another brand of pump around since all my supplies will come from Smiths-Medical.

Smiths-Medical offers $500 if I return my current Animas pump to them, but I don't want to do that unless I can't exchange it with some one who is in the same situation like me.

Rest assure that there is nothing wrong with the Animas IR200. Animas just sent me a new replacement, but of course don't expect any transferred warranty. Animas does not allow it.

Please let me know if you are interested in my "exchange pump" offer.

Thank you!

[lolos]

No one is interested in my offer?

[Subby]

I'm not in the market, I'm afraid.

Maybe I'm missing something but why would someone want to exchange their current pump with one with no transferred warranty? Just curious why someone would do that. Maybe if you explain more fully the deal might be more appealing to "someone".

[lolos]

I meant if someone has upgraded from an out-of-warranty Cozmo pump to an Animas pump and have no use for it and prefer to exchange it with my Animas IR1200 pump so both of us can benefit from this exchange by having a back up pump that is compatible with the same cartridges, batteries, and software that includes all of our basal rates and saved programs.

I am not very good at keeping a back up such as a vial of Lantus and syringes so if anything goes wrong with my current Cozmo pump, I will either have to switch to Lantus until I receive a replacement or switch to my old Animas pump, cartridges, and AA batteries. This can be a problem if I forgot any of those. Therefore, it is a lot more convenient and simpler to keep a back up pump that works with the same software, cartridges, and batteries that I have on hand.

This is 100% legal because I own the pump and I am going to exchange it (not selling it) with another diabetic patient who is eligible to use an insulin pump and who already own an Animas pump so he/she knows how to use it. I will send all documents to prove my ownership of the pump.

I believe many users have another pump laying around that is out of warranty and not using it. If so, I would really appreciate it if you don't mind to do this exchange with me. I will ship the pump first to make sure you find everything working properly.

Thanks!

[Harold]

Pumps are medical devices that require a prescription. By federal law the same rules and penalties apply to them as drugs. This forum does not support illegal activity so this thread is closed.