AutoSyringe insulin pump
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The AutoSyringe insulin pump is an early portable medical device that automatically delivers insulin to diabetic patients, invented by engineer and entrepreneur Dean Kamen.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
diabetes treatment device
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drug delivery device → insulin pump → medical device → portable medical device → |
| appliesTo |
diabetic patients
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patients requiring intensive insulin therapy → patients with type 1 diabetes → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| deliveryMethod |
subcutaneous infusion
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| deliveryMode |
continuous basal insulin delivery
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programmable insulin dosing → |
| developer |
Dean Kamen
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| field |
biomedical engineering
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diabetology → endocrinology → |
| hasComponent |
control mechanism
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drive motor → infusion set → syringe reservoir → |
| hasEffect |
allows more flexible insulin dosing schedules
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improves glycemic control compared with multiple daily injections → |
| hasFunction |
automatically delivers insulin to patients
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controls blood glucose levels in diabetic patients → |
| historicalSignificance |
pioneered commercial insulin pump technology
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| inventor |
Dean Kamen
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| manufacturer |
AutoSyringe, Inc.
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| materiallySimilarTo |
modern external insulin pumps
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| notableFor |
being one of the earliest portable insulin pumps
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early adoption of wearable infusion technology → |
| poweredBy |
battery
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| regulatoryDomain |
medical device regulation
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| relatedTo |
Dean Kamen
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insulin pump therapy → portable infusion pumps → wearable medical devices → |
| therapyType |
insulin pump therapy
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| usedFor |
continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
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insulin delivery → treatment of diabetes mellitus → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Dean Kamen
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