The INCA system: A further step towards a telemedical artificial pancreas

IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 470-479

  Gómez, Enrique J ^a   Hernando Pérez, M Elena ^a   Vering, Thomas ^b   Cros, Mercedes Rigla ^c   Bott, Oliver ^d   García Sáez, Gema ^a   Pretschner, Peter ^d   Bruguéz, Eulalia ^c   Schnell, Oliver ^e   Patte, Caroline ^b   Bergmann, Joachim ^d   Dudde, Ralf ^f   de Leiva, Alberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Disetronic Medical Systems AG   (Switzerland)

^c HOSPITAL SANT PAU   (Spain)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SILICON TECHNOLOGY ISIT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial pancreas; Diabetes; Smart assistant; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; CONTINUOUS TIME SYSTEMS; DIGITAL RADIO; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE SENSORS; HAND HELD COMPUTERS; HORMONES; INSULIN; MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS; PUMPS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELEMEDICINE; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS; CENTRAL SERVERS; CLINICAL TRIALS; CLOSED-LOOP CONTROLS; CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING; CRITICAL COMPONENTS; CROSS OVERS; DIABETES; DIABETIC PATIENTS; EFFICIENT CONTROLS; GENERAL PACKET RADIO SERVICES; HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; INSULIN INFUSIONS; INSULIN PUMPS; MULTI ACCESSES; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; SMART ASSISTANT; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS; TELEMEDICINE SYSTEMS;

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGAN; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INSULIN INFUSION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; PANCREAS; TELEMEDICINE;

BIOARTIFICIAL ORGANS; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DIABETES MELLITUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEMS; PANCREAS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TELEMEDICINE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 48349138771     PISSN: 10897771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TITB.2007.902162     Document Type: Article

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