CGM start-up raises $3M: Echo Therapeutics, which is developing a needle-free, non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system and and a system for transdermal drug delivery, raised $3 million in additional capital by selling common stock to accredited and institutional investors. More
Medtronic points to studies lauding CGM: “It’s very exciting to see the evidence unfold for Personal CGM,” said Francine Kaufman, M.D., chief medical officer and vice president, global medical, clinical and health affairs at Medtronic Diabetes. “World Diabetes Day reminds us to acknowledge favorable evidence and incorporate tools into daily practice to improve patients’ lives.” More
Tracking limb movements for diabetics: Tomorrow Options will demonstrate its WalkinSense portable patient mobility monitor, a non-invasive, wireless device that gathers and processes data of lower limb movements during walking, measuring both patient mobility patterns and plantar pressure. The system was designed for diabetics. More
Intel digital reading device: ZDnet's Dana Blankenhorn has a worthwhile analysis of Intel's recently unveiled portable reading device for the dyslexic, blind and others who need help reading: "The Intel Digital Health Group is as serious as a heart attack, and the Intel Reader is part of it. The device is actually a specialized computer, combining a camera, optical character recognition, and a voice chip." More
Implantable CGM last for 3 months: University of Connecticut's professor of pharmaceutics Diane Burgess, chemistry professor Fotios Papadimitrakopoulos, and engineering professor Faquir Jain are helping to develop a wireless device that will monitor blood glucose levels for three months or more after being inserted under a patient’s skin. More
Mobile-CliniQ and Connect-Cell hub: Aerotel is showing off its suite of wireless, telehealth tools this week at the Medica event in Germany: Mobile-CliniQ is Aerotel's cellphone app that enables remote monitoring of various health parameters, such as electrocardiogram (ECG), blood pressure, blood glucose level, weight and more. Connect-Cell is the company's wireless connectivity hub that enables users to transmit vital signs data via the cellular network (GPRS) to a central monitoring center. More
