The company’s FreeStyle Libre 3 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system ranked among the top 15 products in the CES Best of Innovation category. The next-generation CGM system features the world’s smallest, thinnest glucose sensor that can be worn up to 14 days to deliver continuous, real-time glucose readings directly to smartphones.
Abbott said in a news release that it has kept FreeStyle Libre 3 at the same price as previous generations of the platform to keep it affordable and accessible to those in need.
CES honored the highest-rated products across more than two dozen categories for its “Best of Innovation” honor, with judges rating products on aspects including engineering and functionality, aesthetic and design and what makes them unique and/or innovative.
Other Abbott products to receive honors included the Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor, the first device intended to help athletes track blood sugar rather than people with diabetes, the company’s BinaxNOW COVID-19 self-tests and accompanying Navica digital app, and the i-Stat TBI plasma test.
The company also received recognition for its Ultreon 1.0 software, which powers Abbott’s optical coherence tomography (OCT) platform. Using near-infrared light to reflect off the structures of vessels, it lets cardiologists procure precise measurements and obtain information about the composition of vessel narrowings.
ResMed and Grapheal were among other honorees in the Health & Wellness category.
ResMed received recognition for its AirSense 11 cloud-connected positive airway pressure device for treating sleep apnea. The platform includes AirView remote patient monitoring and the myAir patient engagement platform.
Grapheal’s TestNpass standalone digital “test strip” connects to a smartphone and, after testing, turns into a personal and secure radio-frequency identification pass. The platform screens for the presence of biomarkers in body fluids, with the first model targeting antigens caused by COVID-19 infection. It provides a secure, biometric health pass in less than five minutes.
