Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today announced the launch of its InPen “smart” insulin pen integrated with real-time Guardian Connect continuous glucose monitor (CGM) data. The Fridley, Minn.-based medtech giant is touting InPen is the first and only FDA-cleared smart insulin pen on the market for people on multiple daily insulin injections. The system is designed to provide real-time […]
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Medtronic CEO Geoff Martha: ‘Time to be bold and add grit’
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) CEO Geoff Martha has no intention of slowing the medtech giant down amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking during the Fridley, Minn.-based company’s “Investor Day” virtual presentation, Martha made one thing clear: “We are going on the offensive,” Martha said at the start and echoed throughout the program. About six months into his tenure as […]
Medtronic to acquire Companion Medical, expands diabetes business
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today said it would acquire insulin pen manufacturer Companion Medical for an undisclosed amount. Companion Medical’s product portfolio includes the InPen FDA-cleared smart insulin pen system that is paired with an integrated diabetes management app on the market. It is designed to help calculate insulin doses, track active insulin and send reports to caregivers […]
Companion Medical wins FDA nod for InPen diabetes management system
Companion Medical announced that it won FDA clearance for its InPen bolus calculator for fixed dosing and meal estimation in diabetes management. The new bolus calculator is designed to account for the user’s current glucose level and active insulin to remove the guesswork from insulin dosing. Companion Medical touts the system as the first of its […]
Senseonics, Companion Medical to integrate sensor glucose and insulin data
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) will integrate its Eversense continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system’s real-time glucose data with Companion Medical‘s InPen smart insulin delivery system. The agreement between Senseonics and Companion, announced today, is slated to bring the technologies together to allow real-time glucose data to be continuously incorporated into the InPen insulin system. This is designed to allow for more relevant […]
Dexcom, Companion Medical will share glucose, insulin data
DexCom (NSDQ:DXCM) and Companion Medical have announced a collaboration to enable a direct exchange of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data from Dexcom with insulin data from InPen into both companies’ software applications. Companion made a partnership deal with Glooko this week to integrate data from its InPen smart insulin injection pen into Glooko’s diabetes data management system and mobile […]
Companion Medical, Glooko ink InPen insulin pen data integration deal
Companion Medical said today that it inked a partnership deal with Glooko to integrate data from its InPen smart insulin injection pen into Glooko’s diabetes data management system and mobile application. The integration will be performed through Apple‘s (NSDQ:AAPL) Apple Health application, San Diego-based Companion Medical said, and will allow users to automatically integrate insulin data […]
Companion Medical wins CE Mark for InPen insulin pen
Companion Medical said yesterday that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its InPen smart insulin pen and associated diabetes management smartphone application. The company’s InPen system consists of a smart insulin injection pen that connects with an integrated diabetes management app. Read the whole story on our sister site, Drug Delivery Business […]
Companion Medical wins FDA nod for Android version of smart pen app
Companion Medical said today that it won FDA clearance for the Android version of its InPen app. The company’s InPen system consists of a smart insulin injection pen that connects with an integrated diabetes management app. Companion Medical expects to release the app for Android users by the fourth quarter of this year. Get the full […]
Companion Medical launches data management system for smart insulin pen
Companion Medical launched today Insights by InPen, a diabetes management system that aggregates and analyzes data from Companion’s connected insulin injection pen. The company’s Insights by InPen system provides users with their average glucose, average total daily insulin dose, dose calculator usage, missed doses and more, according to Companion Medical. Get the full story at our […]
Meet the insulin-makers and device companies developing smart insulin pens
The global market for connected insulin pens could be worth up to $123 million by 2023, according to a report published this year by Research & Markets. Insulin pens, designed for people who control their diabetes with multiple daily injections instead of a pump or wearable patch, are portable devices that were first introduced in 1985 with […]
