OneTouch® UltraLink™ Meter is a newly FDA approved glucometer from Medtronic, that features wireless information transfer to the company’s MiniMed Paradigm® 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 States. This new meter uses Medtronic-certified wireless technology to transmit glucose readings directly to MiniMed Paradigm® insulin pumps and the Guardian® REAL-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring System. This makes bolus dosing more accurate and easier for patients compared to the manual entry of blood glucose readings.
The OneTouch® UltraLink™ Meter is the newest addition to the long-trusted OneTouch® Meter Family – the number one prescribed meter brand – and uses OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strips, the number-one selling test strip in the United States. Data transmitted from the OneTouch® UltraLink™ Meter can be viewed via Medtronic’s proprietary CareLink™ Therapy Management Software, the only software that integrates meter, logbook, insulin pump and real-time continuous glucose monitoring information to help patients and physicians more easily assess and manage diabetes…
Medtronic is actively working to provide the OneTouch® UltraLink™ Meter to all of its customers as soon as possible, and is taking a staged product launch approach. All new U.S. customers who order a MiniMed Paradigm® REAL-Time System or Guardian® REAL-Time System will receive the OneTouch® UltraLink™ Meter at no charge. The company will immediately start shipping the new meters at no charge to eligible U.S. customers, and plans to complete this process later this year.
Medtronic currently markets the MiniMed Paradigm® REAL-Time Insulin Pump and Continuous Glucose Monitoring System – the world’s only insulin pump with REAL-Time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). The MiniMed Paradigm REAL-Time System has all of the benefits of CGM plus the added value of precise insulin delivery through the use of insulin pump therapy.
Product page: OneTouch® UltraLink™ Meter…
Press release: Medtronic Announces FDA Clearance of New OneTouch® Ultralink™ Blood Glucose Meter…