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Device Debuts: Medtronic MiniMed 670G HCL Insulin Pump; OrbusNeich Sapphire Coronary Balloons; Shockwave Lithoplasty; DePuy Synthes' Fenestrated Spine Screws; Philips Monitoring And Imaging Systems

 
• By Reed Miller

This edition of Medtech Insight's Device Debuts covers the innovative devices introduced into commercial markets since mid-May, including Medtronic's long-awaited launch of the MiniMed 670G Hybrid Closed Loop insulin pump system, OrbusNeich's entry into the US coronary dilation catheter market, and Shockwave's Lithoplasty system for treating calcified peripheral arteries.

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Device Debuts is a regular Medtech Insight feature highlighting new products introduced into the market for the first time, important new iterations of existing products, or launches of existing products into new markets for the first time. With a slower calendar of medical meetings, not as many companies try to make a big splash with a product launch in the summer compared to the spring, but there have still been a number of notable device launches so far this summer.

Medtronic PLC announced the US launch of the MiniMed 670GHybrid Closed Loop insulin pump system for people with type 1 diabetes on June 7.

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