Drive System for an Insulin Infusion Pump

Medtronic MiniMed Engineering, 2002-03

Liaison(s): Cary Talbot
Advisor(s): Clive Dym
Students(s): Hans Meyer (PM), Jonathan Grant, Shannon Kelley, Stephanie Wong

Medtronic MiniMed desired an innovative, low-cost drive system for a portable, reusable, external insulin infusion pump. The Clinic team generated fresh design alternatives and constructed a prototype of a low-cost drive system that can be used in the next generation of external insulin infusion pumps. The team designed, developed and tested a prototype drive system.