| LC control no. | sh 89000020 |
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| LC classification | RC661.I63 |
| Topical heading | Insulin pumps |
| Variant(s) | Infusion pumps, Insulin Insulin infusion pumps Pumps, Insulin |
| See also | Drug infusion pumps |
| Scope note | Here are entered works on portable devices that deliver doses of insulin based on pre-set programs or patient controls. Works on devices that are either worn externally or implanted in the body and that continuously monitor bood glucose levels and deliver doses of insulin based on those measurements are entered under Artificial pancreas. |
| Subject example tracing | Note under Artificial pancreas |
| Found in | Work cat.: Hamilton, W.B. The insulin pump, 1985. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Web site, Dec. 13, 2007 (Insulin pump: "a pager-sized computer device that can be clipped to the belt or a pocket, the pump delivers insulin continuously to its user through a small tube, or cannula, which is inserted easily into the abdomen, buttocks, thigh or arm and held in place by an adhesive dressing. [...] The latest-model pumps are called 'smart' pumps and are designed to simplify diabetes management. These pumps have built-in dosage calculators that manage the complex diabetes math that you previously had to perform yourself. This feature will enable you to program different basal insulin delivery rates for different times of the day, depending on changing needs.") MeSH browser, Dec. 12, 2007 (Insulin Infusion Systems. Scope note: Portable or implantable devices for infusion of insulin. Includes open-loop systems which may be patient-operated or controlled by a pre-set program and are designed for constant delivery of small quantities of insulin, increased during food ingestion, and closed-loop systems which deliver quantities of insulin automatically based on an electronic glucose sensor.) |
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