Health Care: Lifestream wins FDA approval for new cholesterol monitor

FORT COLLINS – Lifestream Technologies Inc., a public medical-device company recently relocated from Post Falls, Idaho, to Fort Collins, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market Cholestron Pro, a hand-held instrument that monitors cholesterol levels.

Lifestream manufactures the device at its facility in Post Falls. Marketing and sales, senior management, customer service and distribution departments are located in Fort Collins.

Cholestron Pro screens and monitors total cholesterol levels from one drop of blood in about three minutes. The instrument is used in conjunction with a patented chemical test strip to determine cholesterol levels and evaluate seven other…