KITLIVING
Company: Medtronic Diabetes
Brand: Minimed
Pump name: Minimed 640g
Sensor augmented: Yes, Medtronic Enlite CGM
Colour display: Yes
Careline: 24-hour technical helpline. 01923-205167.
Supplies and accessories: From leg pouches to silicone skins in 10
colours, waist pouches as well as leather or neoprene pump cases, a bra
pouch, pump t-shirts for adults as well as tank tops for children and a
harness that holds the pump safe in a small pocket at the back.
MiniMed 640g
Medtronic's MiniMed 640g insulin pump
comes with SmartGuard technology that
works in combination with Medtronic's
own Enlite sensors. Having a colour
screen showing such things as how
much insulin is left in the reservoir, how
much battery power, and time since the
last infusion set change. The SmartGuard
technology is a closed-loop system
whereby insulin delivery is automatically
suspended by the pump if the associated
CGM measures a low glucose reading.
The pump receives this information and
based on settings inputted specifically
for the individual concerned, the pump
stops insulin delivery and by doing so
can avert a hypo. Also referred to as 'low
glucose suspend,' trials have proven that
this system has been helping diabetics
to make it through the night without
having a hypo. The model is waterproof
and comes with a Bayer Contour Next
Link II blood test meter that also doubles
as a remote bolus controller. When a
blood test reading is taken, it's possible
to administer a bolus using wi-fi from
the meter to the pump. Information
about 'active insulin' is also shown onscreen,
helping users to understand if it's
necessary to take further action, or wait to
allow the insulin they have already taken
on board to finish its action.
This system - also called a
Sensor Augmented Pump
(SAP) - is one step closer
to the ideal of a closed loop
insulin delivery system (or
artificial pancreas).
In the pipeline is
Medtronic's MiniMed 670g,
which received U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of
the system last September, the first Hybrid
Closed Loop insulin delivery system
approved anywhere in the world. Featuring
the company's most advanced algorithm,
SmartGuard HCL, this offers therapy
customization so patients and providers
can choose from increasing levels of
automation that best fit their diabetes
management needs. The system is part
of Medtronic's work towards developing a
fully automated, closed loop system. The
idea is to simplify and improve diabetes
management through the advancement
of smart algorithms that achieve greater
glucose control with reduced patient
input. Regulatory approval of the MiniMed
670G is expected outside of the U.S. later
in 2017.
www.medtronic-diabetes.co.uk
NEXT ISSUE: There will
be additional reporting
on insulin pump devices
in the USA, some of
which may also become
available at some point
in the UK, and certain
technologies may
become standard over
time that are only in their
infancy at present.
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