Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that it launched the Medtronic Extended infusion set for diabetes in select European countries. Fridley, Minn.–based Medtronic touts the Extended infusion set as the first and only infusion set that a diabetes patient can wear for up to seven days, as most typically infusion pumps that deliver insulin to the body […]
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DTW Podcast: Insulet CEO Petrovic sees abundance of CGM opportunities
Medtech startups developing continuous glucose monitors have caught the eye of at least one potential – and powerful – partner – Insulet. In an interview with the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, CEO Shacey Petrovic said the maker of the OmniPod insulin-delivery device sees partnering with other companies as the likely path to creating a single device […]
Canada approves Tandem Diabetes Caree’s advanced hybrid closed-loop insulin pump
Tandem Diabetes Care (NSDQ:TNDM) announced today that Health Canada has approved its t:slim X2 insulin pump with Control-IQ technology. The news comes nearly a year after the U.S. launch of the t:slim X2 with Control-IQ. All in-warranty t:slim X2 pump users in Canada will be able to add Control-IQ technology to their existing pump via a […]
Medtronic, Tandem Diabetes Care bury the hatchet on potential IP disputes
Two major insulin pump makers — Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and Tandem Diabetes Care (NSDQ:TNDM) — announced today that they’ve inked a non-exclusive patent cross-license agreement related to diabetes treatment tech. The companies said the agreement will allow them to focus on innovation while avoiding the distraction of potential legal disagreements. The deal could be but another example of […]
This coin-sized insulin patch could improve diabetes treatment
Could treating diabetes someday be as simple as slapping on a patch? A UCLA-led research team thinks so, and it’s seeking FDA permission to prove it. A research team led by UCLA bioengineering professor Zhen Gu claims to have overcome some of the technological hurdles around creating a patch that releases insulin based on the […]
Insulet’s Omnipod Dash Personal Diabetes Managers have a glitch
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) is issuing a voluntary medical device correction for all of the smartphone-like Personal Diabetes Managers that came with its next-gen Omnipod Dash insulin management system, the company announced today. During its ongoing quality management process, Insulet officials discovered that the PDMs on rare occasions will suggest an inaccurate bolus amount based on a blood […]
FDA says Medtronic MiniMed insulin pump recall is serious
The U.S. FDA has designated a recall of hundreds of thousands of Medtronic Minimed insulin pumps as Class I — the most serious type of recall. Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) first warned of safety problems with the pumps in November. The recall involves 322,005 pumps — MiniMed 630G (model MMT-1715) and MiniMed 670G (model MMT-1780) — in the […]
Abbott boosts support for Bigfoot Biomedical and its diabetes treatment tech
Diabetes treatment tech company Bigfoot Biomedical has raised another $45 million in the initial tranche of a Series C equity financing, with collaborator Abbott (NYSE:ABT) as the lead investor. “We are excited to announce Abbott’s deepening support of Bigfoot Biomedical with this Series C financing,” Bigfoot Biomedical CEO Jeffrey Brewer said in a news release today. […]
9 diabetes breakthroughs you need to know
Diabetes is a disease that affects the body’s ability to produce and respond to insulin. About 29.1 million people have diabetes in the U.S, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of that number, 8.1 million go undiagnosed. One of the most popular breakthroughs in diabetes research has been the artificial pancreas, which […]
