Systems and methods for fluid delivery
AssigneeDEKA Products Limited Partnership
InventorsDean Kamen, John M. Kerwin, Larry B. Gray, Marc A. Mandro, David Blumberg, Jr.
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Abstract
A system for at least partial closed-loop control of a medical condition is disclosed. The system includes at least one medical fluid pump. The medical fluid pump including a sensor for determining the volume of fluid pumped by the pump. Also, at least one continuous analyte monitor, and a controller. The controller is in communication with the medical fluid pump and the at least one continuous analyte monitor. The controller includes a processor. The processor includes instructions for delivery of medical fluid based at least on data received from the at least one continuous analyte monitor.
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A method for at least partial closed-loop control of a medical condition, the method comprising:
- providing a medical fluid infusion pump comprising an acoustic volume monitor for measuring the volume of medical fluid pumped to a patient by the medical fluid infusion pump;
- providing at least a first continuous analyte monitor and a second continuous analyte monitor;
- providing a controller in communication with the first and second continuous analyte monitors, the controller comprising a processor;
- the first continuous analyte monitor and the second continuous analyte monitor sending electrical signals to the processor in the controller and the processor in the controller correlating the electrical signals to an analyte value, and
- if an analyte value from the first continuous analyte monitor differs by greater than a predetermined threshold amount from an analyte value from the second continuous analyte monitor, then disregarding the analyte value from the first continuous analyte monitor and the analyte value from the second continuous analyte monitor.
A method for at least partial closed-loop control of a medical condition with a system comprising:
- a medical fluid infusion pump;
- a first continuous analyte monitor and a second continuous analyte monitor;
- and a controller in communication with the first continuous analyte monitor and the second continuous analyte monitor, the controller comprising a processor, the method comprising:
- the first continuous analyte monitor and the second continuous analyte monitor sending electrical signals to the controller and the controller correlating the electrical signals to an analyte value, and
- if an analyte value from the first continuous analyte monitor differs by greater than a predetermined threshold amount from an analyte value from the second continuous analyte monitor, then disregarding the analyte value from the first continuous analyte monitor and the analyte value from the second continuous analyte monitor.
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