Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced today that it received FDA clearance for its FreeStyle Libre 2 iOS application for use with compatible iPhones. The Abbott Park, Ill.-based company designed the new FreeStyle Libre 2 app to enable users to get glucose readings directly on their iPhones without the use of a reader, allowing caregivers to remotely monitor […]
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Abbott CMO Dr. Nick West touts latest iteration of drug-eluting stent
Abbott executive Dr. Nick West believes the company offers the “best-in-class” drug-eluting stent with its Xience platform. When Abbott (NYSE:ABT) CMO & divisional VP of global medical affairs for its vascular business Dr. Nick West looks back at his use of drug-eluting stents in the early 2000s, all he sees now is innovation. As a practicing interventional cardiologist, West […]
Bigfoot Biomedical wins FDA clearance for smart insulin pen cap system
Bigfoot Biomedical announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Bigfoot Unity diabetes management system. Milpitas, Calif.-based Bigfoot’s first-of-its-kind Bigfoot Unity system features connected smart pen caps designed to recommend insulin doses for diabetes patients using multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy, according to a news release. Bigfoot Unity smart pen caps offer on-demand […]
How CGM tech has advanced in the 21st century
The rapid evolution of the continuous glucose monitor (CGM) has brought flexibility and convenience to diabetes control. Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) have transformed how many people with diabetes manage blood sugar, but attempts to monitor blood glucose have a long history. Efforts to manage glucose kicked off in earnest when researchers began measuring glucose in […]
Global wearable patch market growing at 10.6% rate
Researchers say that the global wearable patch market size is expected to reach $12.6 billion by 2026, marking a massive rise over five years. According to the research, put together by ResearchAndMarkets.com, the rise is expected to represent a compound annual growth rate of 10.6% during the forecast period. Wearables covered by the research, including […]
Looking back at two decades of CGM advances
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) have transformed how many people with diabetes manage blood sugar, but attempts to monitor blood glucose have a long history. Attempts to manage glucose kicked off in earnest when researchers began measuring glucose in urine in the mid-1800s. Scientists’ ability to do so steadily improved over the years, but urine glucose […]
Canada approves Abbott Freestyle Libre 2 for adults and children
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced that Health Canada has approved its FreeStyle Libre 2 continuous glucose monitor for adults and children. The next-generation, wearable, sensor-based CGM technology with real-time alarms is approved for use in adults and children (four years old and up) and will be priced the same as the current FreeStyle Libre system, according to a […]
Abbott touts Xience DES study results
A pair of studies of Abbott’s Xience drug-eluting stent showed no difference between shorter courses of treatment with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) compared with 12 months of DAPT following implantation of the XIENCE drug-eluting stent (DES) in patients who are at a high risk of bleeding. Abbott presented the late-breaking data today at TCT Connect, the […]
Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 3 receives CE Mark
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) has won the CE Mark in the European Union for its next-generation FreeStyle Libre 3 continuous glucose monitoring system. Officials at Abbott boast that the Libre 3 technology includes a super small, thin sensor. It’s the size of two U.S. pennies stacked together and able to accurately provide real-time glucose readings over 14 days […]
Abbott wins Medicare reimbursement for FreeStyle Libre 2
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced today that its next-generation FreeStyle Libre 2 iCGM is now available to Medicare patients. The integrated continuous glucose monitoring (iCGM) system met the codes for therapeutic CGM systems used for coverage by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), making it accessible to all Medicare patients with diabetes who meet the […]
