[IPu] Fw: [IP] Re: MM Upgrade to 515
Hi All,
For those interested in the next Medtronic Pump ...
Janette
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From: <email @ redacted>
To: <email @ redacted>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 7:58 AM
Subject: [IP] Re: MM Upgrade to 515
>I finally made a decision to upgrade to a MM512 but recent contacts with
>MM
> regarding the next upgrade (MM515) are making me reconsider.
>
> I was informed by a MM rep that the company will be releasing this
> upgrade
> in the next 6 months.She said that the 515 upgrade would offer a
> customizable
> IOB feature. This feature is important to me and I inquired about having
> that
> upgrade included if I ordered a new pump now since it is so close to
> release. She said she would make an inquiry. I don't particularly want to
> pay
> for
> the upgrade ($300) since, by waiting a few months, I can get it for free.
> (My
> insurance will pay 100% for a new pump whether it is a 512 or a 515.)
>
> Today I heard back from another person doing the paperwork that the rep
> was
> wrong and that MM does not have any upgrades planned in the next 6 months
> and
> that any future upgrades will carry a $300 fee which my insurance will
> not
> cover. She also mentioned that all upgrades will be done via software and
> not
> by replacing pumps. The rep told me the exact opposite! Needless to say, I
> am
> a bit confused.
>
> Has anyone else heard (officially or unofficially) from a MM rep that the
> 515 upgrade release was only 6 months away and that all upgrades would be
> done
> via downloading software?
>
> I would appreciate any comments here or to my email address. I was just
> about to sign the dotted line but now I am a little concerned.
>
> Kathy McCord
> Bay Area
> IDDM 32 years MM598 4.5 years
> .
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