Occlusion Detection AlgorithmDevelopment in Insulin Pumps

Medtronic MiniMed Engineering, 2004-05

Liaison(s): Rick Bente ’04, Ian Hanson
Advisor(s): Joseph King
Students(s): Kevin Alley (TL), Robert Chambers (F), Galen Chui, Daniel Gruver, Faye Massen (S), Garry Newland (F)

Medtronic MiniMed produces insulin pumps for diabetics. This Clinic team is developing an algorithm to reduce the time it takes for the pump to detect a blockage in the delivery system. The Clinic team is also developing an analytical model of the pump system to aid Medtronic in developing future improvements to the pump.