FEATURES OF INSULIN PUMPS
Pump Features
Medtronic Minimed
Paradigm Real Time
Revel 523/723
Johnson & Johnson
Animas
One Touch Ping
Insulet
OmniPod
Websites: Diabetes
medtronicdiabetes.com
AnimasCorp.com
MyOmniPod.com
Yes – on pump
0.025 units/hour
0.025 units
Yes – on remote meter and pump
0.025/units/hour
0.05 units
Yes – on PDM
0.05 units/hour
0.05 units
Total bolus within 5
minutes
Carelink - online access to
educators. USB provided
free
Normal, Square, Dual
No
Splash resistant
Yes – One Touch Link
1 or 4 seconds to deliver one unit
40 seconds to deliver one
unit
Abbott Co-Pilot – Cable
provided free
176 or 300 units
-Quick access to bolus
wizard
-Blood glucose auto
transmitted from One
Touch Link meter to pump
- Missed meal bolus alert
-Alert directed navigation
- Wider insulin:carb ratio
-Various infusion sets
styles and tube lengths
200 units
- Remote bolusing from One
Touch Ping meter within 10 feet
of pump
-Food Database of 500 foods on
Ping meter & “Calorie King” in
software.
-LCD multicolor pump screen
-Various infusion set styles & 2
tube lengths
Mall -diabetesnet.com
Bolus Calculator
Basal increments
Smallest bolus
increment
Bolus delivery time
Software download
Bolus type
Food database
Waterproof
Integrated blood
glucose meter
Cartridge/reservoir
Extra Features
Color choices
1.ezManager Max – request cable
2.Diasend – online access to
educators – same cable - free
Normal, Extended, Combo
Yes–500 foods & “Calorie King”
12 feet - 24 hours
Yes – One Touch Ping
Clear, smoke, blue, purple, Blue, silver, black, pink, green
pink
Gel skins available-one free- call
Skins available
to request
Normal, Extended, Combo
Yes – 1000 foods
Watertight.
Yes - Freestyle
200 units
- No tubing
- Remote blousing from
PDM within 12 inches of
pod
-Auto purges air bubbles
- Needle not visible
-Food database of 1000
foods on PDM
-Lower initial cost outlay
- NOT covered by Medicaid
of Alabama
Cobalt Blue.
Gel skins available.
Pump Features
Continuous Glucose
Monitoring System
(CGMS) capability
Weight (oz)
Approximate
Dimensions
Pump battery
Medtronic 522/722
One Touch Ping
OmniPod
Paradigm Real Time
interfaces with pump
Dexcom compatable – does not
interface with pump
Dexcom compatable – does
not interface with pump
523: 3.5
723: 3.8
523: 51x80x20 mm
723: 51x91x20 mm
AAA x 1
3.9
PDM: 4.0
Pod: Full-1.2
PDM: 66x110x26mm
Pod: 41x61x18 mm
AAA x2 (PDM)
4 years
Warranty
Total basals possible 48/day
and intervals
Every 10 minutes
Basal delivery
Temporary basal
Basal Profiles
Bolus reminder
alarm
Adjusts for active
insulin on board
from previous
correction
Memory
Infusion set/cannula
fill
51x83x22 mm
AA lithium x1 preferred or
AA alkaline x1
4 years
12/day
4 years
48/day
Every 3 minutes
Every 3 minutes
% of current basal in
increments of 30 minutes
up to 24 hours
3
4; occur daily
% of current basal in increments
of 30 minutes up to 24 hours
% of current basal in 30
minute increments up to 12
hours
7
Many generic on PDM
Yes, and carb bolus as well
Yes and carb bolus as well
Yes for correction bolus
only
4000 events, volatile (basal
and history loss can occur):
24 boluses, 7 day totals
Quick Set
6mm = 0.3
9mm = 0.5
Silhouette
13mm(“mini”) =0.7
17 mm = 0.7
Sure T – no fill
-6mm, 8mm, 1 unit
Non-volatile: 500 boluses, 270
basals, 120 daily totals, 60
alarms, 60 primes, 900 BG
Inset
6 mm = 0.3
9 mm = 0.5
Inset 30 and Comfort Short
13 mm = 0.7
Contact-D (detach)-no fill
90 days of data (up to 5400
records)
4
2 generic alarms
No fill
1/09 Adapted from “Diabetes Mall” and “Understanding Insulin Pumps and Continuous Glucose Monitors ”
New. 1/09, Rev. 3/09; 05/11