Patent ID: 8079984
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: A61M,F04B,F05C,G01F

Abstract:
1. A diabetes management system for treating a patient, comprising: a blood glucose monitor for collecting blood glucose levels in the patient; an insulin reservoir; an insulin pump in fluid communication with the insulin reservoir and having a plunger for reciprocating movement in a cavity, the cavity having a first projection and a second projection to limit the travel of the plunger in the cavity, a shape memory wire attached to the plunger to move the plunger in a first direction in the cavity and a biasing spring attached to the plunger to move the plunger in a second direction in the cavity opposite to the first direction; a pulse generating circuit including a capacitor for activating the shape memory alloy wire; and a remote unit for wirelessly communicating with the blood glucose monitor and the insulin pump.