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Insulin Micro Meter Developed

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2008-04-25 21:39:40 by Michael in Medgadget
...insulin produced by living pancreatic cells. The big clinical idea is that such a sensor will allow to assess the health of cells in real time, whether in a diseased pancreas or in a transplanted one. ...the researchers developed a new electrode for a device called a microphysiometer. The microphysiometer assesses the condition of living...
 
Tags: insulin, pancreatic cells, special pancreatic cells, monitor insulin concentrations, cells, insulin molecules, surface, electrode surface, individual cells
 
 
 
 
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Help is on the way for diabetes patients through Disposable Insulin Nanopump

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2008-06-24 07:57:21 by HASH0x8bc3ed0 in Fareastgizmos.com
...insulin-delivery pump. The tiny device can be mounted on a disposable skin patch to provide continuous insulin infusion, enabling substantial advancements in the availability, treatment efficiency and the quality of life of diabetes patients. The breakthrough Nanopump, which relies on microfluidic MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System)...
 
Tags: insulin nanopump, insulin, microfluidic mems technology, microfluidic mems, mems technology, technology, pump actuation injects, pump, diabetes patients
 
 
 
 
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Oh Alfred Man, You and Your Inhaled Insulin

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2008-04-10 08:04:32 by Tim in Medgadget
...insulin product. The latest blow came Wednesday when Valencia-based MannKind Corp .'s stock lost almost 60% of its value after pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. said a study showed that its failed version of inhaled insulin might increase the risk of lung cancer After dropping much of this year, MannKind shares lost an additional $3.50 on...
 
Tags: insulin, insulin powder, mann, mannkind corp, insulin product, mann remains, mannkind shares lost, pharmaceutical giant pfizer, billionaire medical device
 
 
 
 
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Insulin Nanopump Prototype From Debiotech

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2008-06-27 08:57:16 by Michael in Medgadget
...insulin pump, a device we've reported back in April 2007 The working principle is a volumetric membrane pump, with a pair of check valves, integrated in a MEMS chip. The chip is a stack of 3 layers bonded together: a silicon on insulator (SOI) plate with micromachined pump-structures and two Pyrex cover plates with through-holes. This MEMS...
 
Tags: insulin nanopump, nanopump, disposable insulin nanopump, nanopump technology page, mems chip, chip, soi, debiotech, soi wafers
 
 
 
 
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NovoFine Autocover, a Needle for Insulin Injection

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2008-04-14 19:39:44 by Michael in Medgadget
...insulin injection from Novo Nordisk is worth mentioning, primarily because it was just recognized at the eleventh annual Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA). NovoFine Autocover is designed to conceal the needle during injection and may therefore help diabetes patients overcome needle anxiety. As many as 10% of people with diabetes suffer...
 
Tags: novofine autocover, novofine autocover needle, needle, injection, insulin injection, novo nordisk, product page, product, diabetes suffer
 
 
 
 
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A logic probe made from an insulin syringe

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2008-05-17 20:15:59 by Devin Coldewey in CrunchGear
...insulin injection, and it worked like a charm One of the commenters suggests trying a nerve stimulator needle, which is further insulated and only conductive on the tip (theyre for buzzing individual neurons and the like). This is getting kind of weird, folks. Soon were going to have a Existenz -style techno-biology freakout, shooting teeth...
 
Tags: needle, electric needle, nerve stimulator needle, snow crash virus, individual neurons, dune movie, insulin injection, commenters suggests, tiny pins
 
 
 
 
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OneTouch UltraLink Meter OK'ed by FDA

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2008-04-29 17:29:26 by Michael in Medgadget
...insulin pump via a proprietary protocol, with a goal of a tighter glycemic control From yesterday's press release Medtronic, Inc. today announced that the FDA has cleared the OneTouch UltraLink Meter as the new wireless meter exclusively certified by Medtronic to wirelessly communicate with Medtronic diabetes management products in the United...
 
Tags: onetouch ultralink meter, meter, guardian real-time system, system, insulin pump, onetouch meter family, paradigm insulin pump, paradigm real-time system, real-time continuous glucose
 
 
 
 
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Onetouch Ping Diabetes System Gets FDA Clearance

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2008-07-01 20:03:54 by jhbarad in Medgadget
...insulin pump manufacturer, and Onetouch, a well-known producer of glucose meters and strips, have teamed up to produce the Onetouch Ping, which received FDA Clearance today. The Ping is the first glucose-meter and insulin pump combo that employs wireless communication When the glucose meter is used it automatically transmits data to the...
 
Tags: insulin pump combo, insulin pump, insulin pump manufacturer, pump, pump performance, pump readability, johnson, press release, johnson companies animas
 
 
 
 
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Complete Wireless Diabetes Management In The Works

2008-01-08 15:31:14 by Michael in Medgadget
 
...insulin pumps and wireless blood glucose monitors respectively, are joining forces on developing a system that incorporates their products into a unified whole From the press release: The PDM [Personal Diabetes Manager --ed.] with DexCom technology will combine the functionality of both systems' handheld receivers into one single handheld...
 
Tags: glucose, continuous glucose, normal glucose levels, glucose levels, dexcom technology, dexcom, insulin delivery instructions, insulin delivery, press release