Global Device Approvals, Weekly Snapshot: Tandem Diabetes Win

A snapshot of global medical device approvals captured during the past week in Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker. This week, Tandem Diabetes Care gained US FDA go-ahead for the first "interoperable" insulin pump.

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Two novel device or indication approvals were added to Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker last week. Among them, Tandem Diabetes Care Inc. netted a first with US FDA. On Feb. 14, the agency granted a de novo classification to a version of Tandem's t:Slim X2 insulin pump with technology allowing it to be used with a variety of different components that make up diabetes therapy systems.

Previously, insulin pumps have either been cleared as completely standalone devices or as part of a single, predefined diabetes management system that incudes a continuous glucose monitor (CGM). and other...

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