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 system for at least partial closed-loop control of a medical condition, the system comprising:
- a medical fluid infusion pump comprising an acoustic volume sensor for measuring the volume of medical fluid pumped to a patient by the medical fluid infusion pump;
- at least a first continuous glucose sensor and a second continuous glucose sensor;
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- a controller in communication with at least two continuous glucose monitors, the controller comprising a processor,
- wherein the first continuous glucose sensor and the second continuous glucose sensor send electrical signals to the processor in the controller and the processor in the controller correlates the electrical signals to a glucose value, and
- wherein if a glucose value from the first continuous glucose sensor differs by greater than a predetermined threshold amount from a glucose value from the second continuous glucose sensor, then the glucose value from the first continuous glucose sensor and the glucose value from the second continuous glucose sensor are disregarded.
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 sensor for measuring the volume of medical fluid pumped to a patient by the medical fluid infusion pump;
- providing at least a first continuous glucose sensor and a second continuous glucose sensor;
- providing a controller in communication with at least two continuous glucose monitors, the controller comprising a processor;
- the first continuous glucose sensor and the second continuous glucose sensor sending electrical signals to the processor in the controller and the processor in the controller correlating the electrical signals to a glucose value, and
- if a glucose value from the first continuous glucose sensor differs by greater than a predetermined threshold amount from a glucose value from the second continuous glucose sensor, then disregarding the glucose value from the first continuous glucose sensor and the glucose value from the second continuous glucose sensor.
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