Dexcom’s Continuous Glucose Monitor **w with Artificial Pancreas Algorithm
 

Dexcom’s Continuous Glucose Monitor **w with Artificial Pancreas Algorithm
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Dexcom, maker of the popular G4 PLATINUM continuous glucometer, received FDA clearance for a new software package for the device that mimics how a natural pancreas assesses sugar levels. Software 505, as it’s called, “features the same advanced algorithm as used in artificial pancreas research around the world,” according to the company.

http://cdn.medgadget.com/wp-content/...4-Platinum.jpgExisting adult users of the Dexcom G4 PLATINUM can download the new software for their device at ** charge from the product page.

From Dexcom:

**w, Dexcom G4 PLATINUM is the first and only CGM system on the market with a single-digit MARD (Mean Absolute Relative Difference) measurement, below 10 percent. MARD is the standard industry measurement of accuracy, where a lower MARD reflects higher accuracy. With the new software, healthcare providers, patients and caregivers will **w have glucose readings from a sensor that are closest yet to lab accuracy. The combination of the new software with the CGM advantages of real-time trends, speed and direction provides a complete picture of the patient’s glucose activity.

Product page:*Dexcom G4 PLATINUM **w with Software 505…

Press release:*FDA Approves Dexcom Software with Artificial Pancreas Algorithm…

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