DexCom Claims Abbott Infringes Glucose Monitoring System Patents

DexCom has filed a patent-infringement suit against Abbott Diabetes Care, claiming the Freestyle Libre glucose monitoring systems use DexCom inventions for sensors that continuously monitor a person’s blood sugar levels.

• The five patents in the case involve things like factory calibrations on the sensors, a seal to make the sensor water resistant, and automatic notifications when levels are at dangerous levels and improved accuracy, according to the complaint filed Wednesday in federal court in Waco, Texas
• DexCom is seeking unspecified cash compensation and an order blocking further use of its inventions
• The companies had reached a 2014 settlement on ...