Products

The iPhonECG The iPhonECG uses a slim, low-power sleeve with a couple of electrodes on the back to provide clinical-quality cardiac event readings. You can either hold it in your hands to get a reading of your pulse, or place it on the patient’s chest. The sleeve can also work …

How high is your blood pressure? Ask your iPhone‎ iHealth Lab has announced the iHealth Blood Pressure Monitoring System. iHealth enables users to self-monitor their blood pressure at home and share the results with friends, family or care providers. The system works with the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. While …

Endobarrier The Endobarrier is a plastic tube inserted down the throat and through the stomach that tricks the body into feeling full. Held in place by a tiny spring, the Endobarrier sits in the duodenum — the entrance from the stomach to the small intestine — and also stops fats, …

Amturnide (aliskiren, amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide) from Novartis is a medication in tablet form for the treatment of high blood pressure. Amturnide combines the direct renin inhibitor Tekturna (aliskiren), with the widely used calcium channel blocker amlodipine and the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).

Medtronic’s CareLink Pro 3.0 Medtronic’s CareLink Pro 3.0, the “first diabetes management software to offer advanced decision support,” has received FDA approval. CareLink Pro 3.0 offers therapy considerations to help healthcare professionals make more informed treatment decisions. The software analyzes data from a patient’s insulin pump, CGM device, and blood …

Oral Insulin Strip Midatech, a U.K.-based company that designs and synthesizes nanoscale particles is developing a thin-film insulin drug delivery product. Midatech has “nanosized” the medication which delivers it in a way that is easy to swallow without water — a postage-stamp-sized film similar to a breath strip. Based on …

MD Mouse The MdMouse system includes a computer mouse with a blood pressure monitor and application software to display blood pressure readings on a computer monitor. The readings go directly from the MDMouse system sensor to the computer for recording on the hard drive. can The MdMouse also maintain records …

Smarter Diabetes Management for a Digital Lifestyle: MyGlucoHealth MyGlucoHealth is an intelligent diabetes management platform providing comprehensive tools for patients, clinicians, families and caregivers. The MyGlucoHealth Wireless BlueTooth Meter has a small sample size of 0.3 microliters and automatic coding. MyGlucoHealth Wireless works in combination with a real-time online data …

Santarus Announces Launch of Type 2 Diabetes Drug CYCLOSET CYCLOSET is the first and only centrally acting dopamine agonist oral antidiabetic. CYCLOSET is a prescription drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with Type …

Kombiglyze XR FDA Approves Combo Pill for Diabetes: A pill combining saxagliptin (Onglyza) and extended-release metformin as a once-daily diabetes medication has won FDA approval. See this week’s Item #6.