Swiss med-tech company Ypsomed (SWX:YPSN) launched its portable, light-weight insulin pump with seals designed by Freudenberg Sealing Technologies. The pump, mylife YpsoPump, was introduced into the European market today. Insulin pumps, which continually transport insulin into patients, must have a very precise dosing mechanism. To facilitate a reliable measurement within the pump, there must be as […]
Drug Pumps
More deaths tied to Medtronic’s SynchroMed II drug pump
The SynchroMed II implantable drug pump was linked to more than 100 adverse events including 2 previously unreported deaths, Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said last month. In a letter to doctors published yesterday by the U.K.’s Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic said the SynchroMed II pump can delivery too much medicine but that the exact case of […]
Flowonix warns on MRI risk for Promectra implantable pump
Flowonix Medical issued an urgent field safety notice late last month warning of risks associated with magnetic resonance imaging procedures for patients with its Prometra implantable pump, which include possible drug overdoses. Flowonix said it has “become aware” of issues arising from patients undergoing MRI procedures without following labelled MR conditions. “Strong magnetic fields, such […]
ICU Medical to pay Pfizer $1B for Hospira infusion pump biz
ICU Medical (NSDQ:ICUI) agreed to pay $1 billion in cash and stock for the Hospira infusion pump business owned by Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), confirming rumors that swirled earlier this year that the drug giant was looking to sell the business. The deal calls for ICU Medical to put up $400 million worth of new shares and $600 million in […]
Intarcia raises another $215m to support its ITCA 650 drug pump
Intarcia Therapeutics said today that it raised $215 million in a new round of financing to back its ITCA 650 implantable drug pump, designed for treating Type II diabetes, which is slated to launch in late 2017. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company said it expects a “larger 2nd close with additional top-tier investors” in the 4th quarter. Intarcia is looking to raise up […]
FDA warns on programmable syringe pumps
The FDA today released a safety communication warning of problems with lack of flow continuity when programmable syringe pumps are set to low flow rates. The federal watchdog released the safety notice for any practitioners who would operate or work with programable syringe pumps and those who administer high risk and life-sustaining medication therapies. Programmable syringe pumps […]
B. Braun integrates Infusomat Space pump with Epic’s EMR system
B. Braun Medical said today it completed system integrations of its Infusomat Space Pump with Epic’s integrated EMR system. Get the rest of the story at our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing
Mercator MedSystems launches BTK micro-infusion trial
Mercator MedSystems said today it enrolled the 1st patient in the Limbo-ATx trial of the company’s Bullfrog micro-infusion device. The trial is slated to enroll 120 patients and aims to explore the benefit of localized drug delivery using the company’s device in maintaining vascular health when used alongside atherectomy procedures, the company said. “This is a very […]
Tandem Diabetes wins pediatric indication for t:slim insulin pumps
Tandem Diabetes Care (NSDQ:TNDM) said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for an expanded pediatric indication for its t:slim insulin pump, now indicated for use in children 6 and older. The San Diego, Calif.-based company said the expanded indication applies to its current t:slim pump features and that there were no changes made to the existing user […]
Baxter touts high compliance rate with use of Sigma Spectrum infusion systems
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) today touted compliance data from facilities equipped with its Sigma Spectrum Infusion pump system, citing an overall average of 97% drug library compliance during the 1st 30 days of implementation. Smart pump drug libraries are designed to aid clinicians in identifying mistakes before they harm patients by allowing them to choose from a curated list […]
FDA reinstates clearance process for Iradimed’s MR-safe MRidium 3860 infusion pump
Iradimed (NSDQ:IRMD) said it doesn’t need to perform any more human factors usability testing to get its bid for 510(k) clearance past the FDA for the MRidium 3860+ MRI-safe IV infusion pump. The FDA in September 2014 ordered Winter Springs, Fla.-based Iradimed to pursue a new 510(k) clearance for the 3860 version of the MRidium pump, citing […]