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”Honey, I Shrunk My Hybrid Closed Loop Insulin Delivery System” – ViCentra’s Kaleido Launches

 
• By Barnaby Pickering

The closed loop system market is getting busier and busier; however ViCentra is hoping that its Kaleido system, one of the smallest pumps available, will be differentiated enough to secure market share.

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ViCentra, the Netherlands-based manufacturer of one of the world’s smallest commercially available insulin pumps, Kaleido, has launched its first hybrid closed loop package in partnership with Diabeloop.

It features three components: ViCentra’s Kaleido; Dexcom’s G6 continuous glucose monitor; and Diabeloop’s DBLG1 algorithm.

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