20. The Medtronic MiniMed artificial pancreas project Remote control Implantable Pump Continuous sensor
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Monitor: Monitor can store up to 14 days of data. Event markers(insulin, meals, exercise) and blood fingersticks are entered into the monitor by the patient. Sensor: Sensor signals are sent to the monitor every 10 seconds and an average glucose measurement is stored every 5 minutes. Sensors must be refrigerated and have a shelf-life of 6 mos. Calibrated 4x daily against blood meter fingersticks. Interstitial fluid and blood glucose measurements can vary by up to 10 minutes on average when blood glucose is rising or falling rapidly. Software: Com-stations must be used in order to download the CGMS and obtain graphs. Graphs include 24-hour midnight to midnight trending. Updated software (submitted Aug. 01 ) providing smoothed data results is under review by the FDA as a PMA Supplement. Training: Setup per patient requires 15mins – 30 mins typically. Download and interpretation with physician requires 30mins – 1 hour typically.
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