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Nature of the Business
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Nature of the Business
Nature of the Business

Insulet Corporation (the "Company") is primarily engaged in the development, manufacturing and sale of its proprietary Omnipod® System, an innovative, discreet and easy-to-use continuous insulin delivery system for people with insulin-dependent diabetes. The Omnipod System consists of two product lines: the Omnipod Insulin Management System (“Omnipod”), which the Company has been selling since 2005, and its next generation Omnipod DASHTM Insulin Management System ("Omnipod DASH" or "DASH"), which began a U.S. limited market release in 2018. Collectively, we refer to these products as the "Omnipod System".

In addition to using the Omnipod System for insulin delivery, the Company also partners with global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to tailor the Omnipod System technology platform for the delivery of their drugs across other therapeutic areas. The majority of the Company's drug delivery revenue currently consists of sales to Amgen supplying the Neulasta Onpro kit, an innovative delivery system for Amgen’s white blood cell booster to help reduce the risk of infection during intense chemotherapy.