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Abbott Gains US Approval For Pro Version Of Flash Glucose System

 
• By Reed Miller

The FreeStyle Libre Pro is intended to provide health-care providers with an easy-to-read visual summary of a diabetic patient's glucose data. Abbott has also filed for approval with FDA for a consumer-targeted version of the device.

US FDA approved Abbott Laboratories Inc.'s flash glucose monitoring system targeting use by health-care professionals.

The FreeStyle Libre Pro is intended to provide health-care providers with an easy-to-read visual summary of a diabetic patient's glucose...

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