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Wednesday, February 2, 2005

DexCom's Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

Filed under: Diagnostics , Medicine

DexCom's Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
Reuters reports that DexCom Inc., a medical device company that is developing technology for diabetes care has filed documents with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) for an initial public offering of "as much as $70 million in common stock".

According to DexCom, the company's Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (not an FDA-approved device yet) has two components. One is in vivo implanted sensor that "wirelessly transmits continuous glucose readings to the external receiver." The other is the DexCom receiver that "shows one, three and nine hour trends as well as current glucose levels."

Kudos has to be given to the company for this gadget's design. As you might have noticed, design is routinely the last thing on the mind of medical manufacturers.

More at DexCom...

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Great looking product but it requires the sensor to be implanted in the skin. For many this SHOULD not be an issue since the sensor is tiny. I'm also wondering what technical challenges exist related to the response of the body to the presence of a foreign object...


Posted by: lew
on April 20, 2005 04:16 PM GMT

Please send me information on how the Dexcom works: how often you replace the sensors & their costs, does Medicare pay for this sensors & receivers, the supplier, etc. Floyd Tabor


Posted by: Floyd Tabor
on July 17, 2006 02:10 AM GMT