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 Links to this post  

Medingo Solo Micropump approved by FDA

I can't find any pictures of this device, but there are various announcements today that the FDA has given formal clearance to Medingo Ltd to market its Solo MicroPump in the US.

On the Medingo site, this device is described as having "two parts: a miniature insulin dispensing patch and a remote control, which allows you to completely personalize and guide your patch for your body’s insulin needs."

I note that Prof. David Klonoff of the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology is
listed as a member of their scientific advisory board. And Amy Tenderich has a post from 2007 that contains about as much information as is available today.

There were also presentations recently on this device at the recent CWD Friends for Life conference and the ADA Scientific sessions in New Orleans last month.

From the barebones information it's hard to tell if this is just a variant on the Insulet OmniPod or something very different. Please let me know if you're aware of any other information.

Update: Medingo will be unveiling the Solo MicroPump at the AADE meeting in early August. They also plan to launch their Solo website at that time. According to Craig Crease, Medingo's Director of Sales, they want to hold off on other information to "create an element of surprise". As I learn more I'll post it here.

Further update: I've posted separately with pictures and details of the Medingo Solo.

Labels: FDA, insulin pump, medingo, micropump, Solo

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