The design of an insulin pump - preliminary requirements (a technical note)

• Authors: Hubert Hawlas , Krzysztof Lewenstein
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The material presented in this paper is an attempt to lay down requirements for the planned design of an insulin pump. An insulin pump is a device for continuous dosage of insulin at a selected rate, which facilitates treatment and improves the lives of diabetic patients. This paper is a compilation of medical requirements and user suggestions of presently offered insulin pumps.It seems important to establish proper requirements for a device before starting developing any design for an insulin pump.

Keywords

EN

Insulin pump; insulin administration; diabetes

• Publisher: Versita
• Journal: Polish Journal of Medical Physics And Engineering
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 25-32

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2009

online

22 - 9 - 2010

Contributors

author

Hubert Hawlas

• Institute of Metrology and Biomedical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Sw. A. Boboli 8, 02-525 Warszawa, Poland

author

Krzysztof Lewenstein

• Institute of Metrology and Biomedical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Sw. A. Boboli 8, 02-525 Warszawa, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10013-009-0003-y