As device-makers, healthcare practitioners and people with diabetes convened at this year’s annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, one major theme emerged: the industry is catching on to the potential of closed-loop insulin delivery systems. Major medical technology companies, including Medtronic and Insulet, touted data at this year’s meeting demonstrating the benefits of their […]
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Medtronic wins CE Mark for MiniMed 670G hybrid closed-loop insulin system
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its MiniMed 670G hybrid closed-loop insulin management system for Type I diabetes patients age 7 and older. Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic said it has clinical programs under way to back expanded indications for the device, which is designed to continuously monitor regulate […]
Medtronic’s MiniMed system wins FDA nod for pediatric indication
The FDA this week expanded its approval for Medtronic‘s (NYSE:MDT) MiniMed 670G hybrid closed-loop diabetes management device to include people ages 7 to 13 with Type I diabetes. The system, which automatically monitors blood sugar levels and doses basal insulin accordingly, was initially approved in the U.S. for people ages 14 and older. Medtronic’s MiniMed […]
Medtronic, Nutrino update iPro2 myLog app for CGM
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and Nutrino said today that they’re launching an update for the iPro2 myLog app, the FoodPrint Report, designed to give diabetes patients an understanding of the link between meals and blood glucose fluctuations. Powered by Nutrino’s artificial intelligence platform for assessing personal nutrition, FoodPrint patients photograph each meal or snack during a six-day evaluation […]
Medtronic wins FDA nod for new lengths of drug-coated balloon
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it won FDA approval for 200mm and 250mm lengths of its In.Pact Admiral drug-coated balloon. The newly-approved lengths are designed to treat patients with longer, more complex superficial femoral artery lesions, according to the medtech giant. “As SFA disease progresses, we tend to see patients present with longer, more complex lesions. […]
Biotronik touts two-year study comparing drug-eluting stents
Biotronik yesterday presented two-year data from a trial comparing Boston Scientific‘s (NYSE:BSX) Synergy biodegradable polymer everolimus-eluting stent, Biotronik’s Orsiro sirolimus-eluting stent and Medtronic‘s (NYSE:MDT) Resolute Integrity zotarolimus-eluting stent. Results from the 3,514-patient trial showed no significant difference between the various stents regarding the rate of target vessel failure after two years. But analyses of one-year data found differences between the rates of […]
Medtronic touts early vessel healing in independent 1-month Resolute Onyx DES trial
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today released data from an independent study of its Resolute Onyx drug-eluting stent, touting strong early vessel healing at one month in a patient population with a high percentage of patients with complex coronary artery disease. Data from the study was presented at the EuroPCR Annual Meeting in Paris, the Fridley, Minn.-based company said. […]
Medtronic launches study of drug-eluting stent as treatment for bifurcation lesions
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today launched a study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its Resolute Onyx drug-eluting stent for the treatment of bifurcation lesions in patients with coronary artery disease. The medtech giant said that bifurcation lesions make up nearly 20% of all percutaneous coronary interventions. The assessment of DES tech in this patient group is part […]
HRS 2018: Study questions benefit of ablation over drug therapy for atrial fibrillation
Long-awaited data released today from a large clinical trial comparing catheter ablation with drug therapy in treating atrial fibrillation showed no significant benefit for ablation, according to Dr. Douglas Packer, who presented the findings today at the annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society in Boston. The 2,204-patient trial, sponsored by the National Institutes of […]
Abbott pulls Xience Alpine drug-eluting stent from Indian market
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) reportedly stopped selling its Xience Alpine drug-eluting coronary stent in India this week in response to price caps set by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority. A spokesperson for the healthcare firm said in a statement that Abbott “fulfilled all the requirements to discontinue selling its Xience Alpine drug-eluting stent in India as of April […]