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About DXCM
Dexcom, Inc.. The group's principle activity is designing & developing of medical devices for continuous monitoring of glucose in people with diabetes. It has developed proprietary technology and expertise that enable it to develop two continuous glucose monitoring systems: a short-term system with a sensor that can be inserted by a patient and used continuously for three days, and a long-term system with a sensor that can be implanted by a physician in a short outpatient procedure requiring only local anesthesia, and can be used for up to one year. On 13-Feb-2009, it received approval from the FDA for its third generation continuous glucose monitoring system.