bionic pancreas

Introduction

Investigational, wearable, automated, bihormonal device

Also see automated closed-loop insulin delivery

Indications

• diabetes mellitus type 1

Clinical significance

• better glycemic control than insulin pump
  • lowers mean plasma glucose & duration of hypoglycemia

Procedure

• continuous glucose monitor
• delivers glucagon & insulin, based on an adaptive algorithm

Notes

• iLet bionic pancreas, an automated system that requires patients to input only body weight & broadly estimated carbohydrate content of upcoming meals (usual, more or less)

More general terms

• prosthesis
• pancreas

Additional terms

• automated closed-loop insulin delivery; automated insulin dosing controller; automated glycemic controller device; artificial pancreas