A New Design for the Medipad Insulin Infusion Pump

January 1, 2001

Minimed, Inc. Engineering, 2000-01

Liaison(s): John Livingston
Advisor(s): Jim Rosenberg (Fall), Clive Dym (Spring)
Students(s): Anthony Hawkins (TL), David Hopkins, Joshua Switkes, Roy Park

MiniMed has developed a disposable insulin pump for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. Because this pump is a medical device, it must be sterilized with radiation. This radiation damages the electronics inside the pump. The team has been asked to redesign the pump apparatus so that the electronics can be easily inserted by the patient after the sterilization process.