MedTech Dive February 22, 2023
The company has been working on needle-free blood glucose tracking technology for 12 years, but has yet to show any meaningful clinical data, a J.P. Morgan analyst wrote.
Apple has developed a proof-of-concept device for needle-free blood glucose monitoring, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Apple’s device would use light to measure glucose levels in interstitial fluid, just below the skin, according to the report. Engineers are developing a prototype device about the size of an iPhone that can be strapped to the bicep, but it would ultimately need to be shrunk down, with the goal of incorporating it into the Apple Watch, the report added.
The company had worked with Rockley Photonics Holdings to...