More on the Medingo Solo
I blogged last week about the approval of the Medingo Solo insulin pump by the FDA. This week Medingo is showing it at the AADE conference and they've finally unveiled more details at the Medingo Solo website solo4you.com.While the technical specifications are not available, they do have this video that shows some of the features.
The PDA part (Solo Remote) comes with different colored skins.
There are four parts to the Solo pump itself: Solo Remote; Reservoir; Pump Base; and Cradle.
The pump base is described as a '3-month insulin Pump Base that stores all your pump parameters'. Medingo says it last 90 days. Medingo provides you with a spare pump base, which will make replacement much less of a problem. The reservoir holds up to 200 units of insulin and has a single mercury-free battery (grey circle to the upper right of the picture above). So each time you change the reservoir you get a new battery, it's not clear how recyclable it is. The cradle is the part that's attached to you, it's got the cannula. According to the site, a bad insertion can be fixed by just replace the cradle without losing much insulin. Changing the 'set' means replacing the reservoir and cradle. It's not clear how waterproof the base/reservoir are, so you need to detach these if you're swimming.
The Solo Remote has a color screen. It downloads settings to the pump base so that it will operate to some degree without the remote. The pump base has buttons (highlighted in orange in the picture) that allow bolusing without the remote. I assume this is like other pumps where you set a predetermined bolus amount and press a certain number of times to get a bolus of a certain size.The Solo website does have a page to sign up for "Size Up Solo" demo kit. I've already done this, just be aware that the address entry fields are front to back and you'll be all set.
I'll update this post as I learn more. There are no posted specifications for the Medingo Solo system that I can find, from the video it looks very slim but I'll suspend judgment until I can get a copy of the user manual.
From what I've seen online, this looks like an improvement in usability and design over other pumps. I think we're going to see more of these insulin patch pumps over the next few years.
Labels: design, innovative, insulin, insulin pump, medingo, Solo
posted by Bernard @ 7:07 PM
12 Comments:
Thanks for that info, Bernard! I wasn't familiar with this pump since I don't keep up with D technology advances as much as I probably should. I've been happy with my Animas, but I ordered a Solo demo kit just to see what I think about it. I do find the patch-style pumps intriguing, but I haven't been able to get over my aversion to the idea of having a "tumorous growth" attached to me... yet.
It looks very interesting. I like how it appears more flat than the OmniPod and that they put some thought into being able to disconnect from it as well as bolusing from the patch part itself.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention Bernard. I signed up for a kit.
Thanks for the overview Bernard!
Thanks for sharing this info Bernard! Very interesting.
THANKS BERNARD!
I've been waiting for this for 2 yrs! A couple of years ago I was part of a focus group in Philadelphia for this pump-it was a great experience!
I'm ordering my Demo Kit today!!
Kelly K
Thanks for the info, Bernard. This looks very interesting. I like how you can do some things (like bolus and disconnect directly from the patch).
When Joseph and I were leaving his camp last weekend, we got a chance to look at an Omnipod.
The sales rep went on about how you could be out canoeing and not need the meter remote-- "completely free," was how she described it.
To which Joseph responded with: "What if I'm going low and need to check my sugar or pull back my basal rate?"
A tubeless pump is intriguing, but I don't think either of us is comfortable with him not having complete control of his pump at all times.
Any test strip integration with this?
What do you mean by the address entry fields are front to back and you'll be all set ? I signed up for the demo awhile back but have not heard anything from them.
Does anyone know what the actual cost for this new meter is? I have the worst insurance and I need to know how much this is going to cost plus the supplies. thanks!
Debbie, it's still not available. Go to their web site and drop them an email, maybe they'll at least give you a ballpark.
I spoke with a rep named Susie Kagel a few weeks ago. She told me they were planning to start trialling the Solo at the beginning of the year, starting in the east and moving west at a later date. The trials were to build and train their customer support and distribution capabilities Patients will be provided three months worth of supplies free. I volunteered ofcourse. I'm currently using the Omnipod with fantastic results, however, I do like several of Solo's aspects. I wish it would have been available when I was trialling the pod
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