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7 Deaths and hundreds of injuries are linked to faulty Abbott glucose monitors
- gnabgib 11mo agoRelated: Abbott gets FDA clearance for 2 over-the-counter continuous glucose monitors8 (2024) (3 points) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40645387 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40645387
- accrual 11mo ago> Customers who confirm their device is affected "should immediately discontinue use and dispose of it," Abbott said. I imagine such devices have firmware that can't be easily updated. Bummer to throw away hardware unless it's a hardware bug. Surprising, though. I imagine the software integration for such a device should be quite strict, I wonder what actually happened (a missed code review, faulty logic, etc.).
- turtleyacht 11mo agoFDA only approved over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor just last year (2024): https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-clears-first-over-counter-continuous-glucose-monitor https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-clea... FDA's information about the recall: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-device-recalls-and-early-alerts/early-alert-glucose-monitor-sensor-issue-abbott-diabetes-care https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-device-recalls-a...