TY - GEN
T1 - A novel strategy for long-term implantable artificial pancreas
AU - Ricotti, Leonardo
AU - Assaf, Tareq
AU - Menciassi, Arianna
AU - Dario, Paolo
PY - 2011/12/1
Y1 - 2011/12/1
N2 - Technology has recently changed type 1 diabetes treatment by introducing several advancements able to improve patients' quality of life. However, despite of several decades of research efforts, the dream of a fully-automated implanted artificial pancreas is quite far from its realization. The need for periodically restoring the implanted battery charge and refilling the implanted insulin reservoir are the main issues, for which invasive surgery, transcutaneous catheters or external portable devices are presently the only solutions. In this paper we propose a novel approach to these issues, describing a totally implanted closed-loop artificial pancreas with a wireless battery charger and a non-invasive strategy for insulin refilling, based on sensorized swallowable insulin carrier capsules. Such system has the potential to represent a final solution for diabetes treatment, by fully restoring patients' quality of life.
AB - Technology has recently changed type 1 diabetes treatment by introducing several advancements able to improve patients' quality of life. However, despite of several decades of research efforts, the dream of a fully-automated implanted artificial pancreas is quite far from its realization. The need for periodically restoring the implanted battery charge and refilling the implanted insulin reservoir are the main issues, for which invasive surgery, transcutaneous catheters or external portable devices are presently the only solutions. In this paper we propose a novel approach to these issues, describing a totally implanted closed-loop artificial pancreas with a wireless battery charger and a non-invasive strategy for insulin refilling, based on sensorized swallowable insulin carrier capsules. Such system has the potential to represent a final solution for diabetes treatment, by fully restoring patients' quality of life.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84862597741&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090787
DO - 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090787
M3 - Chapter in a published conference proceeding
C2 - 22254935
AN - SCOPUS:84862597741
SN - 9781424441211
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
SP - 2849
EP - 2853
BT - 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 2011
T2 - 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 2011
Y2 - 30 August 2011 through 3 September 2011
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