Medtronic Launches U.S. Trial For Predictive Glucose Monitor-Pump System
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The single-arm pivotal trial is assessing the firm's next-generation diabetes system, which adds predictive algorithm features and a smaller sensor compared to the currently marketed MiniMed 530G low-glucose suspend device, marking another step towards an artificial pancreas, Medtronic says.
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