Remote glucose check
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Scottsdale, Ariz., health technology firm MedApps gains 510(k) clearance for its d-PAL remote monitoring system for diabetics July 3. The system connects to Johnson & Johnson/LifeScan's One Touch Ultra glucose monitor to allow wireless transfer of daily glucose readings to a central server. Patients can interact with the system via cell phone and remotely answer additional questions to give their doctors other pertinent information. MedApps, founded in July 2006, is developing similar products to monitor blood pressure in congestive heart failure patients, breathing efficiency for respiratory diseases, tremors in Parkinson's disease, and for use with implantable defibrillators and pacemakers...
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